Poetry
  • 1. What word means almost the SAME as TRIUMPH?
A) loss
B) meeting
C) victory
D) contest
  • 2. Which word means using the same words or phrases over and over again?
A) connotation
B) repetition
C) denotation
D) stanza
  • 3. Which word means almost the SAME as HOVERING?
A) to sit beneath
B) to hang fluttering
C) to walk beside slowly
D) to stand above
  • 4. What does the word ACCOMPLISHMENT mean?
A) something that is won in a contest
B) something that is desperately desired
C) something that is reached with the help of others
D) something that is completed or done successfully
  • 5. What does the word CONNOTATION mean?
A) the basic definition of a word
B) the idea suggested by the meaning of the word
C) the use of words or phrases over and over
D) the way the lines of a poem are divided
  • 6. What is a STANZA?
A) the way the lines of a poem are divided
B) the simple difference between similar things
C) the basic definition of a word
D) the use of words or phrases over and over
  • 7. What does DENOTATION mean?
A) a word that means almost the same
B) a word that means the opposite
C) the basic definition of a word
D) the plural form of a word
  • 8. What does it mean to be DANGLING?
A) to be blown gently with the breeze
B) to fall down
C) to hang loosely
D) to be supported from below
  • 9. What is the theme of the poems?
A) space travel
B) success
C) swimming
D) winning
  • 10. How are "Swimming to the Rock" and "The Moondust Footprint" DIFFERENT?
A) "Swimming to the Rock" is about a personal accomplishment, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about an historical accomplishment.
B) Both poems are about a personal accomplishment.
C) "Swimming to the Rock" is about winning a race to a rock, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about winning a race to the moon.
D) "Swimming to the Rock" is about an historical accomplishment, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about a personal accomplishment.
  • 11. Read the following line from the poem "Swimming to the Rock."

    The Rock is very, very, far away.

    Why does the author use repetition?
A) to show how afraid the poet is
B) to emphasize how far the Rock is
C) to describe the Rock
D) to emphasize how close the Rock is
  • 12. Read the following lines from the poem "Genius"

    The last verse of my poem leaves
    her silent as a mouse.

    Why is the poet comparing these two things?
A) to show that the sister dislikes the poem
B) to describe how tired the sister is
C) to show how much the sister likes the poem
D) to build suspense as the reader wonders what the sister will say
  • 13. What does the speaker accomplish in the poem "Winner"?
A) He struck out a batter
B) He hit a winning run
C) His dad hit in a winning run
D) He hit a home run
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