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Poetry Theme

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Theme
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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"Lady Liberty Needs Glasses" by Tupac Shakur
What literary device is used when the author describes "Justice" as "bumped into M'Tulu, trippin' on Geronimo Pratt?" 

personification saying Justice picked a fight

personification of Justice meaning Justice was not "fair" to a lot of people in America 

personification that Justice has not been fair to children 

personification saying Justice cared about the leaders 

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

by Emily Dickinson
What does the following line infer about the speaker's encounter with death?
"Because I could not stop for Death/He kindly stopped for me-"

death is a nice thing

death is like life - death is something we have to be happy with 

she accepts death and it is a natural part of life

she hates death and doesn't want to do 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a poet doesn't state the theme, how do we know it?

We guess

We don't know it

We infer based on the text and our prior knowledge

We assume the correct answer without reading it

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A poem may...

share a poet's feelings

share a deeper meaning

share a poet's thoughts

all are correct

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Theme can also mean...

The author's point of view

The lesson learned

The narrator

The emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A poet will always state the theme directly in the poem

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the theme of this poem?

Be kind

Do your best

Think before you act

Trust yourself

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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