Poetry Skills Quiz

Read lines 13 and 14 from the poem.

-leaving chunks of trees that we made into pirate ships-

What do these lines suggest about the speaker’s experience at the river?

• The river creates problems that the speaker wants to avoid.

• The river gives the speaker a chance to travel to new places.

• The river provides a way for the speaker to be creative.

• The river can be a confusing place for the speaker.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew."

• "He is as brave as a lion."

• "The sun is a golden ball."

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the rhyme scheme of the following quatrain? Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABBA

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• "The rustling leaves kept me awake."

• "Buzz, buzz, buzz went the bumble bee."

• "He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing."

• "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the term "meter" refer to in poetry?

• The length of the poem

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• The use of words that imitate sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the type of figurative language used here: "The classroom was a zoo."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the theme of a poem?

• The pattern of rhyme at the end of each line

• The main subject that is being discussed

• The underlying message or insight

• The repetition of the same sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which poetic device is used to give human qualities to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the effect of using a hyperbole in poetry?

• It creates a vivid image by comparing two things

• It makes the sound of the poem more appealing

• It exaggerates something for emphasis or effect

• It gives human characteristics to non-human objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4