6th grade- RL.2 Craft and Style

Which of the following lines from a poem contains rhyme?

• The sun is bright, the sky is blue

• The cat sat on the mat

• The wind blows softly through the trees

• The dog barked at the mailman

What is the term for words that imitate the sound they describe, such as "buzz" or "clang"?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Repetition

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The rain fell on the plain

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The dog ran fast

• The sun set in the west

Which line best demonstrates repetition?

• The stars twinkle in the night

• The river flows, flows, flows to the sea

• The leaves are green and bright

• The bird sings a song

Which of the following is a feature more common in poetry than in prose?

• Paragraphs

• Rhyme scheme

• Chapter titles

• Dialogue tags

Read the following line: "The thunder roared loudly across the sky." Which poetic element is used here?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Repetition

Which of the following best describes rhythm in poetry?

• The use of dialogue between characters

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The use of chapter headings

• The main idea of the poem

Which point of view uses "I" or "we" to tell the story?

• Third-person omniscient

• First-person

• Third-person limited

• Second-person

Which of the following lines from a poem uses alliteration?

• The moon glows in the night

• Silly snakes slither silently

• The rain falls on the roof

• The stars are bright

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• The apple was red and shiny, with a crisp, sweet taste

• The apple is a fruit

• Apples are good for you

• The apple is on the table