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analysing poetry

Authored by Jodie Palmer

English

9th - 12th Grade

Used 3+ times

analysing poetry
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10 questions

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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) sound devices

,

(b) structural techniques

stanza

assonance

cacophony
couplet

sonnet

onomatopoeia

alliteration

consonance

enjambment

tercets

meter

end-stop lines

sibilance

free verse

rhyme

quatrain

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is important to consider when analysing a poem? (tick all that apply)

tone and mood

theme and message

biographical information about the poet's personal life

imagery and figurative language

3.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

match the structural technique with their effects

highlight contrast / create balance

short lines

create urgency, tension, or emphasis.

stanza breaks

reinforce key ideas / emotions

parallel structures

signal shift in tone/ perspective/ time

long lines

slow the pace, creates reflective tone.

repetition

4.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How does the rhythm or rhyme scheme create effect?

harmony or predictability

a disrupted rhyme scheme

uncertainty, chaos, tension

end-stopped lines

finality, control, closure

a consistent rhyme scheme (abab)

suspense, urgency, fluidity

enjambment

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Affect is a (a)  

6.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Effect is a (a)  

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Similes .....

help the reader to relate to the poet

make abstract ideas more relatable and vivid

enhance the tone and voice of the poem

make the reader feel emotional

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