Poetry Techniques Quiz
Authored by Mikka Bolitho
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is being used in Line 3 "Life is a broken-winged bird"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This device allows a writer or poet to add a double layer of meaning to their work as shown below. (Note how the author uses ___________ when she uses 'light' to represent hope and happiness.)
A light exists in Spring
Not present on the year
At any other period-
When March is scarcely here
-Emily Dickinson
symbolism
personification
rhythm
sonnet
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following lines from a poem is an example of a simile?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
"Her smile was like the first day of spring."
"The stars were diamonds in the sky."
"Time is a thief."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poetic device is used in the line "The thunder grumbled like an old man"?
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of imagery in poetry?
To create a visual representation in the reader's mind
To confuse the reader
To make the poem longer
To use complex vocabulary
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language in the following line: "He has a heart of stone."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following lines best illustrates the use of alliteration?
"The sun set slowly in the west."
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
"The leaves danced in the wind."
"She sells seashells by the seashore."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
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