Quiz 3 – Poetry

Match the definitions with the correct word:

a great victory or success

• attain

• dangling

• hovering

• triumph

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

• connotation

• denotation

• stanza

• repitition

Staying in the air over one place

• attain

• dangling

• triumph

• hovering

The primary meaning of a word

• connotation

• repetition

• denotation

• stanza

I am trying to_______ high scores on my report card.

• attain
• achieve
• obtain
• reach

The eagle is______ over its prey.

• hovering
• flying
• sitting
• running

Climbing that mountain was a ______ for the hiker.

• triumph

• challenge

• failure

• adventure

What is the THEME of the poems?

• space travel

• swimming

• success

• winning

Read the following line from the poem "Swimming to the Rock".

• The line describes a serene scene.

• The line is about a struggle against nature.

• The line talks about a personal achievement.

• The line reflects on a childhood memory.

Read the following line from the poem "Swimming to the Rock". 

                      The Rock is very, very, far away.

Why does the author use repetition in the line 'The Rock is very, very, far away'?

• to describe the Rock

• to show how afraid the poet is

• to highlight how far the Rock is

• to highlight how close the Rock is