The main theme of The Road Not Taken is...

Don't be afraid to choose the path few take when making decisions

Frost wrote poetry because...

He wanted people to spend time in nature

Fight supernatural enemies, Have supernatural help

In media res means a story...

Starts in the middle and uses flaskbacks

The main theme of Tuft of Flowers is...

Notice and enjoy the beauty of the world

The main theme of A Good Name is...

A good reputation is the most valuable thing one could have in life

An epic is usually a...

long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero and his adventures

The Noble Death is the belief that...

Dying to save one's country is the best way to die

The main theme of Paul Revere's Ride is...

Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable

The main theme of Stopping by Woods is...

Take a break from busyness and enjoy nature once in a while

Go on great travels across the world

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Poetry Test - 6th Grade

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1
The main theme of The Road Not Taken is...
Don't be afraid to choose the path few take when making decisions
Enjoy the beauty of the world
"Fruit must"
Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable
2
Frost wrote poetry because...
He just loved it
He failed at everything else
He wanted people to spend time in nature
He was forced to by his wife
3
Epic heroes often...
Let someone else fight their battles for them
Fight supernatural enemies
Have supernatural help
Reject supernatural help
4
In Media Res means ___________ in English.
In the middle of my rest
In the media of life
In the sun's circle
In the middle of things
5
The common conventions of an epic are called...
The Big Six Traits
The Big Seven Traits
The Conventions
San Diego Comic Con
6
What literary device is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
Consonance
Alliteration
Imagery
Assonance
7
How is simile different from metaphor?
Nothing; they're the same thing
Metaphors use "like" or "as"
Simile is a contrasting of things while metaphor compares things
Similes use "like" or "as"
8
What did Longfellow do for poetry (that we studied)?
He brought the epic to America
He translated the ancient epics
Nothing
He brought naturalism to America
9
Frost failed at ________ before becoming a successful poet.
math
writing
fishing
farming
10
In media res means a story...
Starts in the middle and uses flaskbacks
Starts at the beginning
Starts with a prologue
Happened yesterday
11
The main theme of Horatius at the Bridge is...
A good reputation is the most valuable thing one could have in life
Life requires many decisions
The Noble Death
Stop your business and admire nature
12
The main theme of Tuft of Flowers is...
Notice and enjoy the beauty of the world
Don't be afraid to choose the path few take when making decisions
Take a break from busyness and enjoy nature once in a while
Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable
13
The main theme of October is...
Enjoy the beauty of the world
A perfect fall morning
"Fruit must"
Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable
14
Epics were mostly passed down...
Through writing
Through plays
Through movies
Through speech
15
The main theme of A Good Name is...
A good reputation is the most valuable thing one could have in life
Life requires many decisions
Stop your business and admire nature
The Noble Death
16
Epic heroes are normally born into...
Poor families
Disgraced families
Nobility and powerful families
Families of epic-ness
17
Epic poems and heroes usually value...
National Heroism
National Treasure
Being a fantastic mercenary
Being the best bounty hunter ever
18
Epic heroes usually are...
Tall men like King Saul
Great Scientists like Dr. Frankenstein
Normal people who can change the world like Emmett from The Lego Movie
Great Warriors like Achilles
19
Many epic heroes are...
Clumsy
Mischievious
Humble
Arrogant
20
What literary device is the repetition of vowel sounds in a line?
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Imagery
21
An epic is usually a...
long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero and his adventures
A very very long poem
A poem passed down primarily through writing
A really cool story about what you did on the weekend
22
Longfellow was a...
Literature Professor
A professor of grammar
History and English professor
A playwright professor
23
The Noble Death is the belief that...
Dying to save one's country is the best way to die
Only noble people can die
Truly living means giving up one's nobility
Being killed by nobility is the best way to die
24
The main theme of Paul Revere's Ride is...
The Noble Death
Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable
A good reputation is the most valuable thing one could have in life
Life requires many decisions
25
What part of poetry analysis uses the letters of the alphabet (e.g. "A", "B", etc.)
Beats and Measures
Writing Scheme
Imagery Analysis
Rhyme Scheme
26
Epic heroes typically perform...
Feats of Selfishness
Magic Tricks
Normal tasks
Feats of Strength
27
Examples of epic poems include all of the following except...
The Tale of Two Cities
Horatius at the Bridge
The Iliad
Beowulf
28
The main theme of Stopping by Woods is...
Enjoy the people of the world
Take a break from busyness and enjoy nature once in a while
Don't be afraid to choose the path few take when making decisions
Sacrificing for one's country is incredibly admirable
29
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote...
Paul Revere's Ride
The Iliad
A Tuft of Flowers
Horatius at the Bridge
30
What literary device is the comparison of two things that normally don't have anything in common?
Alliteration
Symbolism
Consonance
Metaphor
31
What literary device is the repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words?
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Imagery
32
Most epic heroes...
Stay in their mom's basement and play video games their whole life
Travel to the local tavern
Never leave their village
Go on great travels across the world

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