15-Question Multiple Choice Quiz: How to Analyze Poetry

What is the first step in analyzing a poem?

• Determine the theme

• Analyze the structure

• Do an initial reading and jot questions in the margins

• Summarize the poem in your own words

• Scan it quickly to see if you like it

Why is it helpful to jot down questions during the initial reading?

• To guess the theme of the poem

• To remember confusing parts for later analysis

• To identify the rhyme scheme

• To compare it with other poems

• To practice writing

What should you do with words you don’t understand in the poem?

• Skip them and keep reading

• Write synonyms near them after looking them up

• Replace them with your own words

• Make Gen. Z slang out of them

• Nothin - they ain't hurtin no one

How does finding synonyms for difficult words help in analyzing a poem?

• It makes the poem easier to rewrite

• It helps you understand the poet’s word choice

• It eliminates the need to reread

• It provides a summary of the poem

• Since I don't study - small words make it easier for me.

Summarizing the poem in your own words helps you:

• Avoid rereading the poem

• Make the poem rhyme

• Understand the poem’s meaning in a logical way

• Identify the poet’s purpose

• It doesn't help because I always summarize it wrong

What is a good way to ensure your summary is accurate?

• Sparknotes...

• Include direct quotes from the poem

• Reread the poem and adjust your understanding

• Write as much detail as possible

• I look at my friend's summary

When analyzing the structure of a poem, you should identify:

• Its theme and main idea

• Its rhyme scheme, type, and repetition

• The author’s biography

• The most confusing lines

• yourself

Which of the following is NOT a type of poem?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Prose

• Quatrain

When circling figurative language in a poem, you should also:

• Count how many times it appears

• Rewrite the figurative language in literal terms

• Identify its meaning, purpose, and impact

• Replace it with synonyms

• Create your own system of notes that differs from the teachers

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• The wind howled like a wolf.

• The door was closed.

• The grass is green.

• I live on Elm Street.

• The problem has been resolved.