Poetry Devices Quiz

Poetry Devices Quiz

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Poetry Devices Quiz

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Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, L.4.5, RL.7.4

+32

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrew Lunsford

Used 8+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text is known as:

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called:

Metaphor

Symbol

Simile

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line, is referred to as:

Meter

Rhythm

Stanza

Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is called a:

Stanza

Verse

Enjambment

Ballad

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry, which can make the poem fast or slow, choppy or smooth, is known as:

Meter

Rhythm

Tone

Diction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is called:

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is known as the:

Theme

Tone

Diction

Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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