Starter quiz

  • Which are the most likely things you would find in a poem?
    • Newspaper headline
    • Interviews
    • A rhyme scheme  ✓
    • Similes and metaphors  ✓
  • Match the words on the left with the correct definition on the right.
    • Stanza
      ⇔
      The paragraphs in a poem ✓
    • Onomatopoeia
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      When a word sounds like its meaning ✓
    • Simile
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      Comparison between two nouns using either "like" or "as." ✓
    • Metaphor
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      Comparison between two nouns using the verb "to be" ✓
  • How do we identify the rhyme scheme in poetry?
    • We mark each line with letters of the alphabet starting with A.  ✓
    • We mark each line with numbers starting with 1.
    • We mark each line using letters and numbers.
  • What do we call a long poem that tells a story?
    • A limerick
    • A haiku
    • A ballad  ✓
    • A sonnet
  • If a poem was written in the 1800s, what century was it written in?
    • 19th century  ✓
    • 18th century
    • 17th century
  • When we talk about the context of a poem, what do we mean?
    • The meaning expressed in it.
    • The words used by the writer.
    • The rhyme scheme used by the writer.
    • The society the writer lives within.  ✓
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