Understanding Poetry Metrics
Authored by RITU LILANI
English
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many common types of meter are there in traditional poetry?
Six
Three
Four
Five
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most common type of meter in poetry?
Trochaic
Dactylic
Anapestic
Iambic
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does an iambic foot consist of?
Two stressed syllables
Two unstressed syllables
One unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
One stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the slash (/) symbol represent in poetry metrics?
A stressed syllable
An unstressed syllable
The end of a foot
A pause in the line
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poet wrote 'Because I could not stop for Death'?
Robert Frost
Emily Dickinson
Anne Bradstreet
Edgar Allan Poe
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of overemphasizing syllables when reading poetry?
To identify the meter of the poem
To make the poem sound more dramatic
To understand the poem's meaning
To identify the rhyme scheme
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many syllables are in a line of iambic tetrameter?
Eight
Twelve
Fourteen
Ten
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
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