Theme in Poetry

A collected group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

• Stanza

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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The attitude the poem’s narrator or writer takes towards a subject or character

• Tone

• Simile

• Figurative Language

• Allusion

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the correct term for the following definition?

"Intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work"

• Personification

• Repetition

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is the difference between mood and tone?

• Tone is how you feel while reading; mood is how the writer feels about the subject.

• Mood and tone are the same thing.

• Mood is based on how your day is going; tone is how you speak.

• Mood is how you feel while reading; tone is how the writer feels about the subject.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What type of figurative language is used?

She is the sun.

• Allusion

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is used?

She’s as bright as the sun.

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What type of figurative language is this?

"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only

That one word"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What type of attitude the poet is trying to convey?

"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only

That one word"

• Isolated

• Peaceful

• Loved

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the best definition of THEME?

• The author's reason for writing a story

• A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express. 

• The feeling we get from the writer.

• The location and time of the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9