POETRY COLLECTION vocabulary quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A statement that exaggerates

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A group of lines in a poem

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• Her smile is as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• He runs like a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification mean?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A repeated sound at the end of words

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The stars winked at me.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The cat purred like a motor.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the word "vivid" mean?

• Dull and boring

• Clear and bright

• Old and worn out

• Quiet and soft

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word "retired" mean?

• To stop working after a long time

• To start a new job

• To take a short break

• To work harder

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word "trembles" mean?

• To stand still

• To shake slightly

• To jump up and down

• To run quickly

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word "crinkled" mean?

• Smooth and flat

• Wrinkled or creased

• Shiny and new

• Hard and rough

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word "melodic" mean?

• Having a pleasant sound

• Very loud

• Completely silent

• Off-key and harsh

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is an idiom?

• A literal expression

• A phrase with a meaning different from its words

• A type of poem

• A scientific term

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B