Poetry Vocabulary Terms

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English
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6th Grade
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Mary Guillory
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? The feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader.
Mood
Theme
Rhyme
Stanza
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A group of words that work together but do not form a complete sentence.
Phrase
Clause
Sentence
Paragraph
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? To add or help to create a certain effect or meaning in a poem.
Contribute
Contrast
Exclude
Distort
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? To explain or make clear by using examples, descriptions, or images in a poem.
Illustrate
Contradict
Obscure
Complicate
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? To improve or add greater meaning or effect to the poem.
Enhances
Reduces
Ignores
Distorts
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
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