Poetry Analysis Quiz

What aspect of a poem does the structure refer to?

• The emotions it evokes

• The division of the poem into lines and stanzas, the length of lines, rhyme

• The length of the poem

• The historical context of the poem

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does analyzing the word choice in a poem help to understand?

• The author's educational background

• The rhythm of the poem

• The message of the poem

• The age of the poem

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of examining the tone of a poem?

• To determine the age of the poem

• To understand the speaker's feelings about the subject

• To identify the rhyme scheme

• To analyze the poem's title

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does imagery in a poem primarily engage?

• The reader's logical thinking

• The reader's senses

• The reader's ability to memorize

• The reader's knowledge of literary history

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of figurative language is commonly used in poetry?

• Similes, metaphors, personification

• Hyperboles, onomatopoeia, alliteration

• Idioms, clichés, euphemisms

• Oxymorons, paradoxes, synecdoche

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the primary purpose of identifying the theme in a poem?

• To understand the structure of the poem

• To analyze the rhyme scheme

• To determine the big message or main idea behind the poem

• To count the number of stanzas

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is the point of view in a poem important?

• It dictates the poem's rhyme scheme

• It influences the meaning and interpretation of the poem

• It determines the length of the poem

• It specifies the historical context of the poem

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6