Poetry Pre-assessment

Read the following sentence.

The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.

What type of figurative language does the author use in the sentence?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the poem My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose: Is an example of what figurative language?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read the Poem: My Love is LIke a Red , Red, Rose

Why does the author use a simile in lines 1 and 2

• to explain that love can be painful

• to convince the reader to avoid love

• to describe his garden

• to show that his love is beautiful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read the poem Abuelito Who by Sandra Cisneros and answer the following question.

What moods are suggested by the words the speaker uses to describe her grandfather?

• love and sadness

• nervous and bad

• happiness and joy

• pity and jealousy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Using the poem Abuelito Who by Sandra Cisneros and answer the following question.

The person whose voice we are hearing in the poem is called the -

• author

• speaker

• stanza

• attitude

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the Poem Look My Way by Robyn Hood Black

What is the topic of this poem?

• The stress of having a crush

• Making friends by just being yourself

• Teachers who monitor student behavior

• Working through distractions in class

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Using the poem Look My Way by Robyn Hood Black

How many stanza are there?

• 1

• 4

• 12

• 5

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Using the Poem Look My Way by Robyn Hood Black

What is the speaker's attitude about the topic?

• The speaker is fearful because they have a crush on another student.

• The speaker is terrified because they have a crush on another student.

• The speaker is joyful because they have a crush on another student.

• The speaker is nervous because they have a crush on another student.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

“There was a rustling that seemed like a bustling

Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling,

Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering,

Little hands clapping and little tongues chattering

,And, like fowls in a farm-yard when barley is scattering…”

What type of figurative language are the underlined words in the poem?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

"Hey diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughedTo see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon."

What type of figurative language is used in the poem?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5