Poetry Pre-Assessment

Instrukcije

This task will help Ms. Sam understand your background knowledge regarding poetic devices.

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What is a simile?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A direct comparison without "like" or "as"

The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words

A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect

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Which of the following describes personification?

Giving human qualities to non-human things

A comparison between two unlike things

A word that imitates a sound

A 14-line poem

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What is rhyme scheme?

The main idea of a poem

The rhythm or beat of a poem

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem

The use of repeated consonant sounds

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What is imagery in poetry?

The use of rhyme and rhythm

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

The central theme or message

The speaker's tone

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Match the term on the left to its correct definition on the right.

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Stanza _____		The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration _____		When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor _____		A word that imitates a sound
Onomatopoeia _____		A group of lines in a poem

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Name one example of figurative language and explain it.

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What does the "tone" of a poem mean?

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Why do poets use repetition in their poems?

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What imagery does the poet use in this poem? Provide examples.

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What is the tone of the poem? Explain your reasoning.

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Poetry Pre-Assessment

What is a simile?

Which of the following describes personification?

What is rhyme scheme?

What is imagery in poetry?

Match the term on the left to its correct definition on the right.

Name one example of figurative language and explain it.

What does the "tone" of a poem mean?

Why do poets use repetition in their poems?

What imagery does the poet use in this poem? Provide examples.

What is the tone of the poem? Explain your reasoning.

Identify any examples of figurative language used in the excerpt.

What is a simile?

Which of the following describes personification?

What is rhyme scheme?

What is imagery in poetry?

Match the term on the left to its correct definition on the right.

Name one example of figurative language and explain it.

What does the "tone" of a poem mean?

Why do poets use repetition in their poems?

What imagery does the poet use in this poem? Provide examples.

What is the tone of the poem? Explain your reasoning.

Identify any examples of figurative language used in the excerpt.