Poetry Elements Quiz

What is the rhyme scheme?

• ABCDB

• ABCDA

• ABCCB

• ABCDD

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the rhyme scheme in stanza 4?

• AA

• BB

• CC

• DD

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Line 16 is important to the poem because it shows that-

But that cowboy wind is a changeable wind.

• you need a gentle wind to fly a kite

• cowboys change their minds very quickly

• cowboys are not just rough and tough

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What poetic device is used in the line "The silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Identify the rhyme scheme of the following quatrain: "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow."

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABBA

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which type of figurative language is primarily used in the phrase "Time is a thief"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meter of the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" from Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

• Iambic pentameter

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Anapestic trimeter

• Dactylic hexameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

In poetry, what does the term "symbolism" refer to?

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The use of objects to represent deeper meanings or ideas

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which poetic device is evident in the line "He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes"?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4