Poetry

Poetry

Assessment

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English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.4, RL.6.3, RL.8.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

What structure is poetry written in?

Sentences & paragraphs
Sentences & stanzas
Lines & paragraphs
Lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

Sound

Sight

Taste

Touch

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define "rhyme."

Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
The repetition of a letter.
The repetition of an ending sound.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.

Musical
Old-fashioned
Important
Difficult

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?

Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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