Poetry Literary Elements Quiz Sick

This selection can best be described as a __________.

• poem

• drama

• prose

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Which of the following are elements found in a poem?

• sentences and paragraphs

• acts and scenes

• verses and stanzas

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Which of the following are elements found in drama (plays)?

• dialogue and stage directions

• verse, rhythm, and meter

• chapters and sections

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Which of the following best describes prose?

• ideas that are contained in sentences and arranged into paragraphs

• writing that uses line breaks and rhythm

• copies that include the cast of characters, setting, and dialogue

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How do you know that Sick by Shel Silverstein is a poem?

• It has dialogue between characters.

• It has scenes and a cast of characters.

• It has rhythm and rhyme.

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Who is the narrator of this poem?

• a young woman

• Peggy Ann McKay

• the author doesn’t name the narrator

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What message is the narrator trying to convey to the reader?

• The narrator didn’t feel well and had to stay in bed.

• The narrator did not want to go to school, so she pretended to be sick.

• The narrator did not want to go to the doctor.

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Which words from the poem demonstrate repetition?

• mumps and bumps

• blue and flu

• I and my

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How many stanzas does this poem have?

Clues: Definition of stanza is lines (verses) separated as though they are paragraphs in poetry. However, narrative poetry may be created as ONE big, long poem.

• one stanza

• two stanzas

• four stanzas

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How do the narrator’s feelings change at the end of the poem?

• The narrator is nervous at first but eventually calms down.

• At first the narrator is excited but then becomes scared.

• The narrator is desperate (must find a way to get out of school) but then feels excited at the end.

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