Poetry Test - Identifying Examples

Poetry Test - Identifying Examples

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Poetry Test - Identifying Examples

Poetry Test - Identifying Examples

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.4, RL.5.3, L.11-12.5A

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michael Morgan

Used 12+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The snowflakes sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds.


The above sentence is an example of...

metaphor

repetition

simile

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why I nodded nearly napping, there suddenly came a tapping.


The above sentence is an example of...

repetition

hyperbole

metaphor

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

You could have knocked me over with feather.


The above sentence is an example of ...

repetition

personification

simile

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The books fell on the table with a loud thump.

personification

onomatopoeia

repitition

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The stars winked in the night sky.


The above sentence is an example of...

hyperbole

simile

repetition

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

Which of the following does NOT use figurative language?

"The fog comes on little cat feet."

"Fog appeared in the harbor and city."

"The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog."

"Fog fell over the lake like a ghostly waterfall."

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem excerpt?

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

ABBA

ABAB

AAAB

AABA

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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