Elements of Poetry Quiz

What is the repetition of sound at the beginning of words called?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

What is an author's reason for creating a particular piece of work known as?

• Theme

• Plot

• Purpose

• Setting

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is poetry without a regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm called?

• Free verse

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a technique an author uses to create fresh and original ideas, which is not literally true?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Figurative language

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

What is poetry that takes on the shape of its subject called?

• Concrete poetry

• Narrative poetry

• Lyric poetry

• Epic poetry

What is a pair of rhymed lines in poetry called?

• Stanza

• Couplet

• Quatrain

• Sestet

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What are words and phrases that appeal to the five senses and help create a mental picture in the reader’s mind called?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Allegory

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a narrative poem that is intended to be sung called?

• Ballad

• Ode

• Elegy

• Sonnet

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is an author's use of exaggeration or overstatement to add emphasis called?

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Irony

• Sarcasm

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings, such as "buzz," "pop," and "drip"?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3