Poetry

Poetry

Assessment

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.5, RL.7.4, RL.5.4

+21

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is poetry?

Back

Poetry is a form of literary art that uses rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings, emotions, and ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a stanza in poetry?

Back

A stanza is a grouped set of lines within a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas, similar to a paragraph in prose.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a line in poetry?

Back

A line is a single row of words in a poem, which can vary in length and is often a fundamental unit of structure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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