Mastery Check #2: Understanding & Analyzing Poetry

Mastery Check #2: Understanding & Analyzing Poetry

8th Grade

21 Qs

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Mastery Check #2: Understanding & Analyzing Poetry

Mastery Check #2: Understanding & Analyzing Poetry

Assessment

Passage

English

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Megan Hallam

Used 5+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does the speaker ask the readers to do with a poem?

Hold it up to the light like a color slide

Tie it to a chair and torture it

Ignore it

Burn it

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What metaphor does the speaker use to describe exploring a poem?

Walking inside a room and feeling for a light switch

Climbing a mountain

Swimming in the ocean

Flying a kite

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the speaker's attitude towards how people usually treat poems?

Critical of their harsh methods

Supportive of their analysis

Indifferent to their approach

Encouraging of their curiosity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What activity does the speaker compare to reading a poem?

Waterskiing across the surface

Hiking through a forest

Diving into a pool

Running a marathon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What do people want to do to a poem, according to the speaker?

Tie it to a chair and torture it

Gently explore its meaning

Admire its beauty

Discuss it with friends

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does the speaker want students to do when they read a poem?

Analyze every word for hidden meanings

Have fun and explore the poem’s images and sounds

Memorize the poem for a test

Ignore their own feelings and focus only on facts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What poetic device is used in the line, "I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem"?

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Hyperbole

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