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Poetry Rhythm and Meter

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

25 Questions

CCSS covered

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Poetry Rhythm and Meter
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A rhythmic pattern consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable is called a(n):

iamb

trochee

anapest

spondee

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In most poetry, line length is determined by the number of _____ in a line.

feet

measures

hands

words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a poem does not have a definite meter, it is called:

free verse

blank verse

closed form

quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following is an example of ______ rhyme:

Around the park, the people go to feed


The ducks and geese who flock to get their food.

slant

perfect

masculine

feminine

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented that creates the poem's beat or rhythm is called

meter

rhyme

line

repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The pattern of beats or stresses in a poem is...

the beat

rhythm

rhyme

ABAB

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

rhythm

theme

tone

mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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