Poetic Terms and Concepts

Identify the form of poetry in the following poem: 'The road not taken' by Robert Frost.

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Narrative poem

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What form of poetry is characterized by a specific rhyme scheme and meter that has 14 lines?

• Limerick

• Free verse

• Sonnet

• Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

In which form of poetry does the last word of each line rhyme with the last word of the next line?

• Free verse

• Rhyming couplet

• Haiku

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What sound device is used in the line 'The silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain'?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the sound device used in the line 'The buzz of the bees in the breeze'.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What sound device is employed in the line 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

• Simile

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What figurative language is used in the line 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the figurative language in the line 'The world is a stage, and we are all actors'.

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figurative language is used in the line 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees'?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the symbol of a dove typically represent in poetry?

• Sadness, loneliness, and despair

• Fear, anger, and betrayal

• War, hatred, and guilt

• Peace, love, and innocence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5