Analyze Poetry Harlem

Analyze Poetry Harlem

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Analyze Poetry Harlem

Analyze Poetry Harlem

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.4, RL.8.5, RL.7.4

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a "dream deferred"?

a dream that is delayed

a dream that one has to pursue on their own

a dream that doesn't come true

a dream that can only happen with support from family

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following lines is an example of imagery?

"And then run?"

"Or does it explode?"

"Or crust and sugar over"

"Does it stink like rotten meat?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'fester' in the following line:


"Or fester like a sore--"

to get larger

to become infected

to rot

to heal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's tone throughout the poem?

sadness

frustration

loving

cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language is represented in the following line:


"Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?"

hyperbole

metaphor

simile

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the following line an example of?


"Maybe it just sags / like a heavy load."

simile

imagery

hyperbole

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the poem Harlem significant to the black community?

It represented the black view of life in the late 1800s

It represented the postponement of black dreams

It represented the migration of black Americans to Harlem

It represents the fulfillment of black dreams after the Civil War

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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