Poetry Terms CFU

Poetry Terms CFU

12th Grade

12 Qs

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Poetry Terms CFU

Poetry Terms CFU

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9, RL.8.10

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the term for a thought that doesn't stop at the end of the line, but continues to the next, often used to create suspense or dynamic tension?

Anaphora

Cacophony

Carpe diem

Enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What term is best expressed here?
I am a feather on the bright sky I am the blue horse that runs in the plain I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water I am the shadow that follows a child
(N. Scott Momaday'The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee.')

Enjambment

Cacophony

Anaphora

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the term that means the use of harsh or jarring sounds, dissonance?

Epiphany

Cacophony

Free verse

Lyrical poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which term is best illustrated in the line below?
Drink pups lease a sash hold, see it shine and a bobolink has pins. It shows a nail. ("Susie Asado," Gertrude Stein)

Lyrical poetry

Cacophony

Meter

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which term refers to a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day" and is often associated with a literary theme concerned with making the most of the present due to the shortness of life?

Enjambment

Meter

Carpe diem

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What term is illustrated in the stanza below? She knew what she was and so was capable of anything
("Fox," Rita Dove)

Lyrical poetry

Enjambment

Rhyme

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe poetry written without strict rhymes or meter, allowing for greater freedom and creativity in expression?

Lyrical poetry

Meter

Free verse

Epiphany

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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