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- 1. Multiple Choice
Select one example of a graphic element in a poem.
pictures
illustrations
word position
title
- 2. Multiple Choice
Choose the BEST ANSWER: An author mainly uses a graphical element to...
distract the reader.
emphasize a word/concept.
make a poem pretty.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of a graphical element in poetry.
capital/lowercase letters
line length
word position
illustrations
- 4. Multiple Choice
What kind of poem form is "A Mouse's Tale?"
Limerick
List Poem
Concrete Poem
Haiku
- 5. Multiple Choice
This World is not Conclusion
By Emily Dickinson
This World is not Conclusion.
A Species stands beyond—
Invisible, as Music—
But positive, as Sound—
It beckons, and it baffles—
In the poem above, Emily Dickinson uses capitalization to... (more than one correct answer)
draw the reader's attention to capitalized words.
emphasize the capitalized words and their meaning.
confuse her reader.
teach her reader about capitalizing proper nouns.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech where you compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
a figure of speech that is not to be taken literally. It is a slang phrase or saying used in a given language.
a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action in a way that cannot be taken literally
- 7. Multiple Choice
What 2 examples of figurative language in this stanza of the lyrics mean that 'things won't turn out as bad as you think.'
'if you lose your composure' and 'the homecoming queen cries'
'showing what's under your skin' and 'not everything pretty sparkles when it shines'
'the world wouldn't end' and 'the sky wouldn't fall'
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the metaphor 'sweep it under the rug' mean?
Hide what's really going on and act like everything is fine
Clean your house and hide the dirt under an actual rug
You're too lazy to throw your garbage in the trash
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does it mean when the writer says she's 'walking on eggshells?'
She is like Cinderella and always has to clean up the house.
She has to be very careful not to offend someone or do anything wrong when she's at home.
It's similar to walking on hot coals.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does the speaker describe being Somebody?
something she wishes she was
exciting
dreary
- 11. Multiple Choice
_______________, or punctuation and capitalization, are used to create meaning or add effect in poetry.
Graphical elements
Meter
Poetic structure
- 12. Multiple Choice
The dashes in lines 5-6 mainly affect the poem by _____ .
breaking the flow of language so the poem is easier to read
drawing the reader's attention to the writer's humorous comparison that being "Somebody" is like being a frog
acting like periods to indicate the end of a thought
- 13. Multiple Choice
___________ occurs when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected.
Example - The famous fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, where the slow turtle wins a race against a fast rabbit.
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
- 14. Multiple Choice
________ is was occurs when a person says one thing and means another.
Example: saying "What a beautiful day!" when it is raining.
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
- 15. Multiple Choice
The speaker's statement in line 5 in ironic because the speaker ____ .
uses a negative words but her meaning is positive
says the opposite of what is generally expected
makes readers laugh by making fun of her own shyness
- 16. Multiple Choice
The speaker identifies herself as _________ .
Nobody (in line 1) because she is a private person
Somebody (in line 5) because she is famous
a Frog (line 6) because she lives near a bog
- 17. Multiple Choice
The word Somebody in line 5 is capitalized in the poem because -
the poet does not know how to capitalize properly
it is the proper name of a character in the poem
it coveys an idea of being well known
- 18. Multiple Choice
Poetry is written in ________ that can be a sentence, phrase, or a singe word.
lines
poets
stanzas
- 19. Multiple Choice
A ______ is one or more lines of poetry and is similar to a paragraph in other types of writing.
poem
stanza
poet device
- 20. Multiple Choice
Once upon a dreary day a boat left port to sail the bay.
This is an example of _________ .
rhyme scheme
stanza
incorrect grammar
- 21. Multiple Choice
The fall leaves were like broken glass beneath his feet.
This is an example of _________ .
sound device
rhyme scheme
imagery
- 22. Multiple ChoiceOnomatopoeia is..Makes a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human like qualitiesThe use of words to imitate the sounds they describeFigurative language
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot flySimileMetaphor - 24. Multiple ChoiceGroups of lines in a poem are calledstanzassectionsparagraphsparts
- 25. Multiple Choice"She is my sword and my shield," is an example of--?a Similea Metaphoran AlliterationAn Onomatopoeia
- 26. Multiple ChoiceGiving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions is an example of a--SimilePersonificationMetaphorAlliteration
- 27. Multiple Choice"The cars growled in the traffic" is an example of--PersonificationAlliterationSimileRhyme
- 28. Multiple Choice
Read the following poem by Yosa Buson
Light of the moon/
Moves west, flowers' shadows/
Creep eastward.
The poet's use of short line lengths helps create and enhance the poem's___
Mysteriousness
Sadness
Hopefulness
- 29. Multiple ChoiceRead Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
"Nature's first green is gold/
Her hardest hue to hold/
Her early leaf's a flower/
But only so an hour/
Then leaf subsides to leaf/
So Eden sank to grief/
So dawn goes down to day/
Nothing gold can stay/
The final line, "Nothing gold can stay," suggests that the speaker feels a sense of --Melancholy and SadnessRegretBitternessAnger - 30. Multiple ChoiceGraphic elements in poetry include--StanzasCapital LettersWord PositioningAll the Above
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