ELA 7 Poetry Review

Crusts of black burned buttered toast.Chunks of sour cottage cheese.Moldy melons dried up mustard.

From the lines above, which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Dried up mustard

• Black burned buttered

• Chunks of sour

• Crust of black

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

After reading the title of the poem and the lines, what conclusion can you draw about the items described in the lines?

• The items are things Sylvia threw away.

• The items are things Sylvia found in the garbage.

• The items are things that should be in the garbage.

• The items are things that have not been taken out in the garbage.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which type of figurative language is the following statement: I am so hungry that I could eat a horse?

• Abstract Term

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A passage that has rhyme and rhythm is _________.

• Short Story

• Biography

• Poem

• Play

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Using her leafy arms, the tree provided shelter for the songbirds. This is an example of _____________________.

A

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which type of poem is often meant to be a song?

• Ode

• Ballad

• Concrete

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

If you wanted to write a poem in honor of your collection of shells from the beach, what type of poem would you write?

• Narrative

• Ballad

• Ode

• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

You can hear him swinging his heavy sledge,With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell,With the evening sun is low.

Which type of figurative language is included in the following lines from "The Village Blacksmith"?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Answers the question: How does the author feel about the subject?

• Simile

• Mood

• Tone

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3