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- 1. 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.
get paid more.
- 2. 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.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Poetry
A collection of rhyming words
Is not a description for poetry
Nor do lines of counted syllables
A meaningful poem make
For, like life’s other wonders,
the art of the poet does not
conform to the rules of those
who would seek to bend it
to fit neatly among their
concepts of expression
Movies, and novels, and plays
Are
Things
Packaged and produced
Poetry is freedom
Found on pages,
Its true home is the air
It’s first pen, a tongue
It’s first tongue, a mind
It’s only shape
The space it fills
Poetry floats
Formless
Free
Question: Choose the statement that best describes the role of structure in the poem's meaning.
By not using rhyme, the free verse poem gives freedom to express emotions.
The poem's rhyme scheme reminds the reader that poetry is about words and rhythm.
Having one stanza makes the reader think about the many different forms poetry often takes.
The poet only uses commas and shows he or she only cares about some rules in poetry and not all.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Poetry
A collection of rhyming words
Is not a description for poetry
Nor do lines of counted syllables
A meaningful poem make
For, like life’s other wonders,
the art of the poet does not
conform to the rules of those
who would seek to bend it
to fit neatly among their
concepts of expression
Movies, and novels, and plays
Are
Things
Packaged and produced
Poetry is freedom
Found on pages,
Its true home is the air
It’s first pen, a tongue
It’s first tongue, a mind
It’s only shape
The space it fills
Poetry floats
Formless
Free
Question: Choose the term that best describes the following type of poem.
Free verse, because the poem lacks rhyme or meter
Ode, because the poem directly addresses a subject
Ballad, because the poem uses only simple language
Narrative, because the poem tells the reader a story
- 5. Multiple Choice
Dragonflies
Lively dragonflies
Clinging to water lilies
In the summer breeze
Question: How did the poet create mood in this poem? The poet _________.
explored a profound theme
explained the message in a melancholy tone
painted a picture of the visual setting
incorporated formal word choice
- 6. Multiple Choice
Dragonflies
Lively dragonflies
Clinging to water lilies
In the summer breeze
Question: The author used _________ to help create or enhance meaning in this poem.
some variation in the length of the lines
a fixed rhyme scheme with set syllables
capital letters for each sentence
capital letters for each sentence
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Barn
The barn seems older
than the field it rests in,
squeaking
squeaking
squeaking
with each breeze.
The farmers gone long ago,
it is a home for birds
and other things.
The boards clap,
the windows rattle.
The doors flap
as if in battle.
The wind whistles wildly
through every crack,
the light peeks in at sunset,
and snowflakes whirl in
on the coldest nights.
The horses are gone now.
The hay, too.
And soon, very soon,
the barn will be a memory,
and only the field will remember
its companion.
Question: What is the impact of the repetition of the word "squeaking" in the first stanza?
It proves the barn is older than the field it rests in.
It describes the breeze blowing through the barn.
It helps to illustrate the barn's age and condition.
It mimics the sound of the birds living in the barn.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Barn
The barn seems older
than the field it rests in,
squeaking
squeaking
squeaking
with each breeze.
The farmers gone long ago,
it is a home for birds
and other things.
The boards clap,
the windows rattle.
The doors flap
as if in battle.
The wind whistles wildly
through every crack,
the light peeks in at sunset,
and snowflakes whirl in
on the coldest nights.
The horses are gone now.
The hay, too.
And soon, very soon,
the barn will be a memory,
and only the field will remember
its companion.
Question: Which of these lines in the poem is an example of alliteration?
The horses are gone now.
The wind whistles wildly
The light peeks in at sunset
The barn will be a memory
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