Poetry

unrhymed verse with no regular pattern

• haiku

• cinquain

• limerick

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a poem in which the first letter of each line forms a vertical word

• acrostic

• haiku

• cinquain

• limerick

What is the meaning of 'personification'?

• A word that imitates the sound it makes.

• A comparison using 'as' 'like' or 'than'

• A group of words that all have the same beginning sound

• An object that is given qualities of a human

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT a type of poem?

• haiku

• diamante

• limerick

• article

a poem written in the shape of its subject matter

• quatrain

• concrete

• limerick
• acrostic

this poem has 7 lines with a word pattern of: 1,2,3,4,3,2,1

• quatrain

• cinquain

• Haiku

• diamonte

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Haiku poems originated in Japan and often have three unrhymed lines of seven, five, seven syllables.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• "Life is a journey, not a destination."

• "The sun is a golden ball."

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• "The fog tiptoed in across the neighborhood."

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• "Life is a journey, not a destination."

• "The sun is a golden ball."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is a metaphor?

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9