Poetry Review

A comparison using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Synonym

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

How many lines does a sonnet have?

• 5

• 14

• 16

• 20

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Bright light

• Peter Piper

• Fake claim

• Lucky stroke

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

"I heard a fly buzz when I died" - Emily Dickinson

What poetic device is this line an example of?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which of the following refers to a grouping of lines in a poem?

• Foot

• Verse

• Stanza

• Sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

Which of the following refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?

• Meter

• Stanza

• Verse

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

Which poetic form tells a narrative or story?

• Blank Verse

• Sonnet

• Ballad

• Villanelle

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"With his adrenaline pumping, he was able to muster the strength of Hercules."

This is an example of which figurative language technique?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

This term refers to the writer's specific word choice.

• Diction

• Connotation

• Symbolism

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Walt Whitman wrote in which poetic form?

• Blank Verse

• Ballad

• Sonnet

• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11