Poetry Notes Day 1 2026

In poetry, the speaker is considered the ______ of the poem.

• author

• narrator

• reader

• poet

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Complete the analogy: Poet is to author as speaker is to ______.

• reader

• narrator

• poet

• listener

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What distinguishes the poet from the speaker in a poem?

• The poet is the narrator.

• The speaker is the author.

• The poet is the author.

• The speaker is the reader.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A 'STANZA' in poetry is:

• A single word

• A group of lines arranged together

• The poet's name

• The poem's title.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What literary device is primarily used in the poem?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• A) Sally Sold Seashells

• B) The cat sat on the mat

• C) The sun is shining

• D) Birds are flying.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which of the following statements is true about alliteration?

• It only involves vowels

• It requires the same spelling

• It involves the repetition of consonant sounds

• It is a type of rhyme.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Consonance can occur at the ______ of words.

• beginning

• end

• both beginning and end

• middle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Fill in the blank: Assonance is the repetition of a pattern of similar sounds, especially ______ sounds.

• consonant

• vowel

• word

• phrase

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The repetition of words

• The repetition of phrases.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9