Vocabulary and Poetry Quiz Unit 4 Week 5

What word means almost the SAME as triumph?

• contest

• loss

• meeting

• victory

Which word means using the same words or phrases over and over again?

• connotation

• denotation

• repetition

• stanza

Which word means almost the SAME as hovering?

• to sit beneath

• to stand above

• to hang fluttering

• to walk beside slowly

What does the word accomplishment mean?

• something that is completed or done successfully

• something that is reached with the help of others

• something that is desperately desired

• something that is won in a contest

What does the word connotation mean?

• the idea suggested by the meaning of a word

• the use of words or phrases over and over

• the way the lines of a poem are divided

• the basic definition of a word

What is a stanza?

• the basic definition of a word

• the way the lines of a poem are divided

• the use of words or phrases over and over

• the simple difference between similar things

What does denotation mean?

• a word that means almost the same

• a word that means the opposite

• the basic definition of a word

• the plural form of a word

What does it mean to be dangling?

• to be blown gently with the breeze

• to be supported from below

• to hang loosely

• to fall down

What is the theme of the poems?

• space travel

• success

• swimming

• losing

How are Swimming to the Rock and The Moondust Footprint DIFFERENT?

• Swimming to the Rock is about a personal accomplishment, and The Moondust Footprint is about a historical accomplishment.

• Swimming to the Rock is about a historical accomplishment, and The Moondust Footprint is about a personal accomplishment.

• Swimming to the Rock is about winning a race to a rock, and The Moondust Footprint is about winning a race to the moon.

• Both poems are about a personal accomplishment.