Poetry

Poetry

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.3, RI.9-10.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When talking about poetry, what is meter?

the length of the poem
the "beat" of the poem
the sound of the poem
the look of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A sonnet has how many lines?

10
12
14
16

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Free verse poetry does not have...

stanzas
plot or conflict
rhyming pattern
serious topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two words that have the same ending sound are called

rhythm
repetition
rhyme
stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?

Repetition 
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Rhyme 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What describes one thing as if it were something else?

Simile 
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally?

Hyperbole 
Figurative Language 
Sensory Language 
Metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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