Harlem Renaissance Poetry Quiz

What does the term "Imagery" refer to in the context of Harlem Renaissance poetry?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

• The use of vivid language to create mental pictures or sensory experiences.

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term describes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of "Personification" in poetry?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close to each other.

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does "Assonance" specifically refer to in poetry?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

• The use of vivid language to create mental pictures.

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• Words that imitate the sounds they represent.

• The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.

• A group of lines with a specific rhyme scheme.

• The rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the definition of "Meter" in the context of poetry?

• The choice and use of words in a poem.

• The rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

• A single line of poetry or a stanza.

• A pause or break within a line of poetry.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term describes the repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poetry?

• Enjambment

• Rhyme

• Stanza

• Caesura

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a "Stanza" in poetry?

• A single line of poetry.

• The voice behind the poem.

• A group of lines in a poem, often with a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

• The continuation of a sentence or thought from one line to the next without a pause.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does "Enjambment" mean in poetry?

• A pause or break within a line of poetry.

• The continuation of a sentence or thought from one line to the next without a pause.

• The choice and use of words in a poem.

• Words that imitate the sounds they represent.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9