Poetry Analysis Vocabulary

The tone of a poem refers to

• The poet's attitude towards what he/she is writing about

• How the reader feels about the poem

• The central idea of the poem

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The word 'Raspy' is an adjective that can be used to describe

• Trees

• Something being dragged on a floor

• A voice

• Eyes

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The effect that personification has is to

• Enable the reader to relate to the subject

• To compare two things

• To create an image in the readers mind

• Be funny

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The word whinge means to

• to complain

• complain and cry

• complain consistently in an irritating way

• to cry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the roti's grudge?

• That he has too many different forms

• That he is not appreciated enough

• That he is not as interesting as other food

• That we pinch him and use him as a spoon

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the literary/poetic device diction refer to

• Using the right word or phrase at the right time

• Using many synonyms of the same word in the poem

• Writing two words that rhyme

• Using a complicated word instead of a simple one

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which of these sentences is the least descriptive

• same chubby cheeks, same mischievous glint in their narrow green eyes

• In biology she was learning how cells divide

• His cheek bones stuck out prominently

• watched a bar of sunlight slice across his face

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Began to thaw the ice that was my heart. What literary device is this sentence

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these words is NOT an adjective

• Teasing

• Slowly

• Winding

• Shattered

To paint a picture using the 5 senses. What literary device does this sentence refer to

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5