Poetry Test
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A poem, typically in verse, that tells a story
Lyrical
Sonnet
Haiku
Narrative
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A poem that is used to praise modern day objects or things commonly overlooked
Ode
Sonnet
Haiku
Mode
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A poem that doesn't have any real rules or rhyme scheme
Ode
Sonnet
Lyrical
Free Verse
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is in this sentence: "For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird."
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Nothing
Answer explanation
Metaphors compare two unlike things without a transitional word (like or as).
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author of the poem is always the speaker of the poem, too.
True
False
Answer explanation
The speaker of the poem can be literally anyone or anything.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a simile?
use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang
giving a non-human thing human characteristics
a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Answer explanation
Similes compare using like or as.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of poem is made up of 3 lines and each line has to have a certain number of syllables? It is usually about nature. (a)
haiku
narrative
ballad
free verse
couplet
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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