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Poetry 8th Grade

Quiz by Jaycee Pickard

Grade 6 - 8
English Language Arts
Florida Standards

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  • Q1
    Which figurative language is used in the phrase 'The sun smiled down on the beach.'?
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following phrases contains a metaphor?
    Her heart is as loud as thunder
    Her heart beats fast
    Her heart is filled with joy
    Her heart is a lion
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is an example of imagery in poetry?
    The children played in the park
    The dog barked loudly
    The cherry blossoms danced in the wind
    The sky is blue
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is an example of a simile in poetry?
    She sang beautifully
    The rain poured heavily
    The flowers bloomed in the garden
    Her voice was as sweet as honey
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is an example of personification in poetry?
    The wind whispered through the trees
    The rain poured heavily
    The flowers bloomed in the garden
    She sang beautifully
    30s
  • Q6
    What is a haiku?
    A musical instrument
    A kind of dance
    A type of sandwich
    A traditional form of Japanese poetry
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the traditional subject matter of a haiku?
    Sports
    Technology
    Food
    Nature
    30s
  • Q8
    How many lines does a haiku typically have?
    Four lines
    Three lines
    Five lines
    Two lines
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following describes imagery in writing?
    Using words with opposite meanings
    Repeating a sound at the beginning of words
    Using descriptive language to create mental images
    Rhyming words to create a rhythm
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
    The cookies smelled delicious
    Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
    The cat meowed loudly at the door
    The tree swayed in the breeze
    30s
  • Q11
    What is an example of hyperbole?
    I've told you a few times.
    I've told you once.
    I've told you a million times.
    I've never told you before.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is an example of literal imagery?
    The bright sun shone on the green grass.
    His smile was as warm as a summer day.
    She was drowning in a sea of sadness.
    The wind whispered through the trees.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is an example of figurative imagery?
    The river flowed peacefully under the bridge.
    The sweet smell of flowers filled the air.
    The chair creaked as she sat down.
    Her laughter was a melody that filled the room.
    30s
  • Q14
    Who is Emily Dickinson?
    She was a poet that originated poetry.
    She was a poet who was seen as a recluse to her society. Her poems didn't become famous until after she died.
    30s
  • Q15
    The second stanza (lines 5-8) adds to the development of the poem mainly by . How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one’s name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog!
    sharing personal details from the speaker’s own life
    further explaining why the speaker wouldn’t want to be “Somebody”
    . making it clear that the speaker of the poem is a frog
    suggesting that the poem takes place in June
    30s

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