Mood and Tone in Poetry

Mood and Tone in Poetry

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Mood and Tone in Poetry

Mood and Tone in Poetry

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, L.6.3A, RL.7.4

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 1+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.

My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;

My heart is like an apple-tree

Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit;

My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;

My heart is gladder than all these

Because my love is come to me.

QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)

Sorrow

Happiness

Excitement

Nervousness

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I Dream a World by Langston Hughes

A world I dream where black or white,

Whatever race you be,

Will share the bounties of the earth

And every man is free,

What is the mood?

hopeful

fearful

agitated

puzzled

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The definition of mood is 

the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

revising your writing so that it is free of errors.

overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 

working with a partner to check your writing. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The air breathes frost. A thin wind beats Old dust and papers down gray streets And blows brown leaves with curled-up edges At frightened sparrows on window ledges. What is the mood?

joyful

annoyed

gloomy

puzzled

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I have seen machines eating houses

And stairways walk all by themselves

And elevator doors opening and closing And people disappear.

What is the mood?

fearful and confused

jealous and annoyed

heartbroken and bitter

irritated and embarassed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

What is the mood?

sorrowful

irritated

puzzled

apprehensive

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou

Don’t show me frogs and snakes

And listen for my scream,

If I'm afraid at all

It’s only in my dreams.

What is the mood?

confident

frightened

lonely

melancholy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

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