Poetry Quiz

Definition of acrostic poem:

• First, last, and other letters in a line spell out a word

• Only last letters spell out a particular word or phrase

• All letters spell out a particular word or phrase

• None of the answers

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Definition for Free Verse poem:

• Poem that doesn’t include a story

• Poem that tells a story

• Poem that is free from rhyme scheme

What type of poem is “Abandoned Farmhouse”?

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Free Verse

• Acrostic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

From the poems in our unit, which one is a ballad?

• “Deserted Farm”

• “Abandoned Farmhouse”

• “Still I Will Rise”

• “Mending Wall”

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

What type of poem is "A Rose..."

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Free Verse

In the poem "Oh Captain..." we discover it is about Abe Lincoln

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

The speaker in the “Abandoned Farmhouse” is the man.

• false

• true

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

Maya Angelou wrote “Still I Will Rise”

• false

• true

Mark Vinz wrote "Abandoned Farmhouse"

• false

• true

Maya Angelou held what occupations throughout her life?

• Poet, author, and teacher

• Poet, author, and civil rights activist

• Poet, actress, and lawyer

• Poet, author, and doctor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1