Poetry Quiz

What are the ordered patterns of noises or emphasis on word features, like syllables, consonants, and repeated letters?

• Rhythm

• Sound Devices

• Line Break

• Poetic Structure

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read the following stanza:

"I want them to waterski

across the surface of a poem

waving at the author's name on the shore."

The speaker most likely intends for his audience to take note of the author because--

• the reader should quickly scan the poem one time before beginning to paraphrase it

• the reader should slowly skim the poem to unpack the figurative language embedded in each line

• if the reader recalls and understands the author's background, it may shed light on the poem's meaning

• everything in a poem is subject to being tested

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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 do lines 1 - 3 suggest about the process of analyzing poetry?

• poetry analysis is not always a quick process

• ^{words, lines, and stanzas of poetry have to be looked through different "filters" or perspectives in order to discover the interpretation}

• poetry is always difficult to analyze and unpack

• readers must be willing to look at the light

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the following line: "I ask them to...press an ear against its hive." What is the significance of this line?

• a) It is referencing poetry's tendency to appeal to sound.

• b) It is referencing nature.

• c) It is referencing a hive of honey bees.

• d) It is referencing poetry's appeal to sight.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the following line: "I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out." Thinking from the speaker's perspective, a mouse could be symbolic for--

• a house infested with diseased rodents

• a difficult maze

• the speaker

• a concept or an idea working its way to the forefront

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In the poem, the speaker's mood shifts by the time the reader gets to stanza--

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 6

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What do stanza 6 and 7 suggest about the speaker's audience?

• they are lazy

• they don't like to exert the effort required to analyze poetry

• poetry analysis is hard work

• they are inspired and demonstrate strong, mental work ethic

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An alternative title for this poem could be all of the following except--

• The ABC's of Poetry

• Poetry Made Easy

• Poetry Stinks

• Poetry 101

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which lines from the poem suggest that unpacking and interpreting poetry is a process of discovery?

• tie to chair

• torture a confession out of it

• beating with a hose

• feel the walls for a light switch

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Alliteration?

• Alliteration is a type of rhyme in poetry.

• Alliteration is a type of punctuation used in writing.

• Alliteration is a literary device where a series of words in a sentence or phrase have the same initial sound.

• Alliteration is a form of figurative language.

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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