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100

This reading strategy involves highlighting important information and writing notes to better understand a text.

Annotation

100

It is a group of lines in a poem.

Stanza

100

This poetic element refers to the regular beat or flow of a poem.

Rhythm

100

It compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

Simile

100

This figure of speech gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

Personification

200

Read the line.

The wind whispered through the trees.

Identify the figure of speech.

Personification

200

Read the line.

Buzz! The bee flew past my ear.

Identify the figure of speech.

Onomatopoeia

200

Read the line.

Her laughter was music to everyone's ears.

Identify the figure of speech.

Metaphor

200

Read the line.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Identify the figure of speech.

Alliteration

200

Read the line.

I've told you a million times to clean your room.

Identify the figure of speech.

Hyperbole

300

Read the stanza.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.

Identify the rhyme scheme.

ABCB

300

Read the line.

The warm aroma of freshly baked bread filled the room.

Identify the type of imagery.

Olfactory (Smell)

300

Read the line.

The icy wind stung my skin.

Identify the type of imagery.

Tactile (Touch)

300

Read the line.

The sour lemon made my mouth water.

Identify the type of imagery.

Gustatory (Taste)

300

Read the line.

The crashing waves echoed across the shore.

Identify the type of imagery.

Auditory (Hearing)

400

Read the poem.

The lonely moon smiled from above,
While stars embraced the endless night.

Identify TWO figures of speech.

  • Personification
  • Hyperbole 
400

Read the stanza.

I wandered through fields of gold,
The breeze carried lavender perfume,
Birds greeted the morning with cheerful songs.

Identify THREE types of imagery.

  • Sight
  • Smell
  • Hearing
400

Read the poem.

The waves roared loudly,
They crashed upon the shore,
The sea refused to sleep,
Until it reached the sand.

Identify the tone.

  • Powerful
  • Intense
  • Determined
400

Read the poem.

Tiny raindrops tapped my window,
Inviting peaceful dreams tonight.

Identify THREE mood.

  • Calm
  • Peaceful
  • Relaxing
400

Read the poem.

Bright butterflies danced between blooming bushes.

Identify TWO figures of speech.

  • Alliteration
  • Personification
500

Read the sentence.

Click! Clack! Click! Clack! The train rolled through the valley.

Identify TWO figures of speech.

  • Onomatopoeia
  • Repetition
500

The reading strategy where readers actively interact with a text instead of passively reading.

Close reading

500

A student wrote this annotation:

"I highlighted everything because everything is important."

Identify the mistake in the student's annotation.

Lack of selective or purposeful annotation (highlighting everything defeats the purpose of annotation).

500

The annotation purpose that allows readers to connect the text to their own experiences, other texts, or real-world events.

Making connections

500

A student says

"The poem has no rhyme, therefore it has no rhythm."

Evaluate the student's claim.

The statement is incorrect. 

The Rhythm could be REGULAR OR IRREGULAR RHYTHM

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