Poetry and Literary Devices Quiz

What is poetry?

• A form of literature that uses creative devices to express meaning

• A type of music with a strong beat

• A scientific study of words

• A historical document

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is figurative language?

• A way of using words to create more meaning

• A method of writing scientific reports

• A style of painting

• A type of mathematical equation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does imagery in poetry refer to?

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• A type of visual art

• A mathematical formula

• A historical event

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do sound and rhythm in poetry enhance?

• The poem's effects

• The poem's length

• The poem's color

• The poem's historical accuracy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What does language and diction refer to in poetry?

• The style and use of words

• The color of the text

• The length of the poem

• The historical context

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a sonnet?

• Poetry of any rhyme scheme with fourteen lines

• A type of musical instrument

• A historical document

• A scientific theory

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is an ode?

• A poem that celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea

• A type of dance

• A historical event

• A scientific experiment

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is free verse poetry?

• Poetry that does not rhyme or have regular meter

• A type of song

• A historical narrative

• A scientific report

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does lyrical poetry focus on?

• Musicality and emotional expression

• Historical facts

• Scientific data

• Mathematical equations

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing by stating one is the other

• A type of musical instrument

• A historical event

• A scientific theory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D