Poetry Devices and Themes

What is the term for a line with 1 meter?

• Dimeter

• Trimeter

• Monometer

• Pentameter

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

How many syllables are in the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"?

• 8 syllables

• 9 syllables

• 10 syllables

• 11 syllables

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the relationship between syllables and meters?

• 1 syllable = 1 meter

• 2 syllables = 1 meter

• 3 syllables = 1 meter

• 4 syllables = 1 meter

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which term describes a line with 3 meters?

• Monometer

• Dimeter

• Trimeter

• Tetrameter

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of trochaic meter?

• Begins with a stressed syllable

• Alternates between stressed and unstressed syllables

• Ends with a stressed syllable

• Has a regular rhythmic pattern

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of a trochaic word?

• Apple

• Banana

• Computer

• Table

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is a common example of a poetic device?

• Cooking

• Rhyme

• Painting

• Dancing

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which poetic device involves the repetition of consonant sounds?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Irony

• Meter

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the relationship between poetic devices and prose?

• They are completely different

• Many poetic devices are the same as those used in prose

• Prose has no devices

• Poetic devices are only for songs

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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

What creates visual or sensory images in the reader's mind?

• Imagery

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9