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Reviewing Poetry and Writing
Reviewing Poetry and Writing
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An #English #quiz about #poetry and #writing an analysis
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Why does the poem have the structure that it does?
The author was probably bored and forgot to use stanzas.
The author liked having individual words on one line.
The poem is about a fish, and it looks like a fish.
There is no clear structure to the poem.
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What is a synonym for "soars"?
Runs
Flies
Sinks
Jumps
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What is the antonym of "figurative"?
Literal
Soars
Sensible
Confusing
4
What does this mean? "A flying fish is an ocean pilot."
Flying fish use airplanes.
Flying fish know where to go in the ocean.
Flying fish fly above the water and have to keep safe.
Flying fish can fly.
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Why is "But the flying fish has a get-away plan" an example of personification?
Only other kinds of fish have get-away plans.
Fish aren't human, so they don't have plans like we do.
Because fish have easy plans to figure out.
It's not personification, it's a metaphor.
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What is this? "But the flying fish has a get-away plan."
Rhyme
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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"Bigger fish are deep sea bullies." What does this mean?
Bigger fish are really angry people.
Sharks are a really big fish because of their teeth.
Big fish cause problems for little fish like eating them!
Bigger fish don't treat other fish with respect.
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What is this? "Like a sailing boat."
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
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"Like a sailing boat, it catches wind." What does this mean?
They fly in the air because the wind pushes their 'wings.'
The flying fish don't have hands, so it's personification.
The flying fish can run like the wind.
The flying fish are shaped like a sailboat.
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What does this mean? "A swerving, speedy, flying riot?"
Flying fish don't listen to instructions.
They move so fast in the air that they're like a riot.
Flying fish can avoid predators.
Flying fish don't stand still very often.
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"Bumblebees buzzed around the bear" is an example of what?
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Rhyme
12
When a poem looks like the topic it is talking about, what do we call that?
Haiku
Acrostic Poem
Lyric Poem
Shape Poem
13
What is this, "A swerving, speedy, flying riot."?
Rhyme
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
14
What is antonym for "bigger fish"?
Younger fish
Weaker fish
Amazing fish
Smaller fish
15
What is this, "A flying fish is an ocean pilot"?
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
16
What is this? "Bigger fish are deep sea bullies."
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
17
True or False: "It catches wind," and "remains chagrined" rhyme?
True
False
18
On the final exam, how long does your poetry analysis have to be to get a THREE?
6-7 paragraphs
3-4 paragraphs
4-5 paragraphs
5-6 paragraphs
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Similes, metaphors, and personification are examples of what?
Figurative language
Poetry
Literal language
Sound devices
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"Because the poem is shaped like a fish." What is wrong with this sentence?
It is a run-on sentence.
It doesn't have a full stop.
It is not a complete sentence.
It's a confusing sentence.
