Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

10th Grade

12 Qs

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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, RL.11-12.11, L.11-12.6

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Alison Keeney

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Stanza

The group of lines in poetry, almost like paragraphs

The author's specific word choice to create an effect

Two lines of poetry with end rhyme

The atmosphere of a piece of text

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Free Verse

A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of beats

Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

Poetry that doesn't have a regular rhyme of meter

The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Blank Verse

Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

The atmosphere of a piece of text

Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme or meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Simile

Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

A comparison of two things using like or as

The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

The author's specific word choice to create an effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diction

The author's specific word choice to create an effect

A group of lines in poetry, almost like paragraphs

Comparison of two things, calling one thing another

Poetry with regular meter but with lines that don't rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Metaphor

The repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems

A comparison of two things, calling one thing another

The author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

Two lines of poetry with end rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagery

The atmosphere of a piece of text

A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats

Also known as sensory language; appeals to the 5 senses

Comparison of two things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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