SOL Poem Comprehension Quiz

Who is Shakespeare?

• The great English bard of 17th Century

• An evil tyrant who tried to fight with George Washington at Plymouth rock

• A vagrant an vagabond

• A dumb fool

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the central idea of this poem?

• The fleeting nature of beauty

• The definition of true love

• The inevitability of change

• The power of time

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The phrase "ever-fixed mark" in line 5 is an example of what literary device?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the speaker mean by "Love's not Time's fool" (line 9)?

• Love is easily deceived by time.

• Love is unaffected by the passage of time.

• Love is a foolish emotion.

• Love is controlled by time.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABCB DEFE GHGH II

• ABBA CDDC EFG

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Don't you love poetry?

• yes

• definitely yes

• no

• stop it

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the main image the poem conveys?

• A rural landscape

• A farm in the summer

• A red wheelbarrow in a farmyard

• Chickens in the rain

The phrase "so much depends upon" is repeated. What effect does this repetition create?

• A sense of urgency

• A feeling of mystery

• An emphasis on the image's importance

• A light-hearted tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What might the white chickens symbolize in the poem?

• The simplicity of nature

• The contrast with the red wheelbarrow

• The fragility of life

• The sounds of a farm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the structure of this poem characterized by?

• Long, descriptive stanzas

• A traditional rhyming pattern

• Short lines and enjambment

• A narrative format

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4