Poetry Review

Which of the following lines is an example of a simile?

• She was as quick as a cat.

• In the mornings, his dad was a grumpy gorilla.

• The pet cat meowed incessantly while the owner was away.

• The winds from the storm were strong and made the trees dance and sway.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

• haiku
• cinquain
• free verse
• limerick

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The pattern of rhyming in poetry is known as

• a stanza

• rhyming

• rhyme scheme

• verses

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Free verse poetry does not have...

• stanzas
• plot or conflict
• rhyme or rhythm
• serious topic

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

A group of lines in poetry is called

• a stanza

• rhyme scheme

• rhyming

• verses

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Rhythm gives poetry a ___ quality.

• Old-fashioned

• Musical

• Important

• Difficult

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• poetry

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• stanza

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5