Humanities Poetry Exam /100 10 5 Standards for this exam. Literary Response & Analysis 3.7 - I can recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language and explain its appeal. Writing Applications 2.1.c I can describe with concrete sensory details the sights, sounds, and smells of a scene and the specific actions, movements, gestures, and feelings of the characters. Reading 1.1 I can identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words Grade 2012-2013 EDITION FORM 8 Honor Statement: I certify that all the work on this test is my own. I have not cheated or acted in any dishonorable way concerning the information on this test. 1 (signature)
(sig Fill in the blank midterm exam English Language Arts natu re Part I. Literary Terms (22 points) Directions: Write the definition and example for the poetic device or literary term. /22 (worth 2 points each) Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or Language: 1. Figurative: 2. Connotation: Poetic Devices: 3. Sensory Details: 4. Alliteration: Figurative Language: 5. Simile: 6. Metaphor: 7. Personification: 8. Hyperbole: Literary Devices:. Tone: 10. Mood: 11. Symbol: 2 /22 points
Fill in the blank midterm exam English Language Arts Part II: Literary Term Identification and Explanation: Directions: Match each example to the correct literary device. You will use the terms more than once. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or. /10 (worth 1 point each) hyperbole metaphor simile personification 12. Unexploded bombs, like memories, may detonate in the future. (Aya de Leon) 13. But the raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only / That one word. (Edgar Allen Poe) 14. My love is a red, red rose. (Robert Burns) 15. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world. (Sherman Alexie) 16. Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly (Hughes) 17. Baby you re a firework, come on let your colors burst (Katy Perry) 18. Faster than the speed of light. Write a piece of figurative language from one of your poems or a poem we read in class and identify the type of figurative language it is. 1. type of figurative language your example 20. Explain why your answer from #1 is an example of type of figurative language. 3 /10 points
Fill in the blank midterm exam English Language Arts Directions: Read the sentence or phrase. Decide which type of figurative language it is. Use the sentence structure provided to explain why you chose that particular figurative language. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or. /15 (worth 3 points each) hyperbole metaphor personification simile Example: Your heart is a rotten tomato. (Dr. Seuss) This is a metaphor because the writer compares the heart to a rotten tomato. 21. My head is a badly organized file. (Marge Piercy) This is because 22. And then my heart with pleasure fills,/and dances with the daffodils. (Wordsworth) This is because 23. He slept like a rock or a man that s dead (Langston Hughes) This is because 24. Here once the embattled farmers stood/and fired the shot heard round the world. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) This is because 25. Five-fingered ferns hung over the water and dropped spray from their fingertips. (John Steinbeck) This is because /15 points 4
Multiple Choice Midterm Exam English Language Arts Part IV: Poem Analysis Directions: Read and analyze the poem. I've Watched... 26. Make sure to include: a prediction /1 3 questions with answers /6 1 connection /1 the message. /2 By Robert Graves 1 5 10 15 20 I've watched the white clouds pantomime the inner workings of my mind, Where thought and feeling paint a scene as if the sky were a dream I've watched the snow-bogged trees bend down and shake their coats upon the ground In order that they may reclaim A straighter truth from whence they came. I've watched the congress of the geese assemble in a perfect V In order that they may keep sight Of one another's path of flight. I've watched the flood tide turn its head and slake before the coming ebb Without want or predilection waiting for the moon's direction. I've watched the ocean lashed by wind make a fool of the fishermen Who thought their knowledge of the sea Ensure then some security. But all this watching, knows not much for what are wind and sea and such The V of geese, the bent-down tree If nothing more than a mystery? /10 points 5
Multiple Choice Midterm Exam English Language Arts Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or /14 27. What figure of speech is the following statement? ( /1) Where thought and feeling paint a scene As if the blue sky were a dream. a. hyperbole b. literal statement c. simile d. metaphor 2. What is the tone at the end of the poem? ( /1) a. Sad and hopeless b. Encouraging and motivational c. Thoughtful and content d. Enthusiastic and joyful Which lines give you that feeling? And explain your answer choice ( /2). Explain how this statement is an example of the language you used. ( /1) 28. What is the purpose of the figurative language, I ve watched the white clouds pantomime / the inner workings of my mind? ( /1) a. it is a simile to compare the poet s thoughts to clouds b. it is personification to illustrate how humans needlessly try to make sense of nature c. it is a hyperbole to exaggerate the movement of the clouds d. it is personification to illustrate that the clouds, like humans, must have thoughts Explain the figurative language. ( /2) 30. According to lines 17-20, the fishermen s knowledge of the sea ( /1) a. reflects their love of natural elements b. helps them navigate more effectively. c. is greater than their knowledge of the weather. d. does not guarantee them safety. What specific words helped you? Explain your answer choice. ( /2). 31. What is the theme of the poem? ( /1) a. Clouds can be a reflection of our thoughts. b. Geese assemble in the shape of a V to navigate properly. c. Nature remains a mystery, regardless of our observations. d. Trees often bend beneath the weight of the snow. What specific words/lines in the poem helped you? Explain your answer. ( /2) 6 /14 points
Multiple Choice Midterm Exam English Language Arts Directions: Read and analyze the poem. 32. Make sure to include: a prediction /1 3 questions with answers /6 1 connection /1 the message. /2 Born Anew At Each A.M., by Piri Thomas 1 2 3 4 The street's got kicks man, like a bargain shelf, In fact, cool-breeze, it's got love just like anyplace else. It's got high-powered salesmen who push mucho junk, And hustlers who can swallow you up in a chunk. It's got sewers that swallow all the street pours down its throat It's got hope wearing an old over-coat. It's got lights that shine up the dark and make the scene like new It sells what you don't need And never lets you forget what you blew. 5 6 7 It's got our beautiful children living in all kinds of hell hoping to survive and making it well Swinging together in misty darkness With all their love to share Smiling a Christ-like forgiveness, That only a ghetto cross can bear. The streets got life, man, like a young tender sun, and gentleness like long awaited dreams to come. For children are roses with nary a thorn, forced to feel the racist's scorn, Our children are beauty with the right to be born. Born anew at each a.m. Like a child out of twilight, flying toward sunlight, Born anew at each a.m. 7 /10 points
Multiple Choice Midterm Exam English Language Arts Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or /15 33. What figure of speech is the following statement? ( /1) For children are roses with nary a thorn a. personification b. hyperbole c. a literal statement d. a metaphorical statement Explain how this statement is an example of the language you used. ( /1) 36. What is the purpose of the figurative language It sells what you don t need? ( /1) a. to express the value of friendship a. to critique single moms b. to reference things sold on the street such as drugs and stolen goods c. none of the above Explain your answer choice. ( /1) 34. What figure of speech is the following statement? ( /1) It s got hope wearing an old overcoat. a. simile b. personification c. a literal statement d. allusion Explain how this statement is an example of the language you used. ( /1) 37. What is the tone at the end of this poem, stanza 7? ( /1) a. Sad and hopeless b. Hopeful about the future c. Neutral, no emotion d. Happy and joyful What words helped you? Explain your answer choice. ( /2) 35. What is the purpose of the figurative language, Like a child out of twilight, flying toward sunlight? ( /1) a. to express the value of sunlight b. to critique (criticize) children that are born in urban neighborhoods c. to show these children born from difficult circumstances are reaching for something better d. none of the above 38. The purpose of this poem is most likely ( /1) a. To express sadness about the streets b. To describe life on the streets and provide hope about the future c. To critique children born in urban neighborhoods d. To compare children of the past to future generations Which line supports your answer? Explain how it supports your answer choice. ( /2) Explain the figurative language. ( /2) 8 /15 points
Written Examination Reflection. /4 English Language Arts Directions: For every content standard covered, please rate your understanding. 1 = I have no idea 2 = I know some, but I need a review 3 = I know it so well, I can teach a friend I can explain what figurative means. I can identify if a word/phrase is literal or figurative. I can interpret the figurative meanings of words. I can identify figurative language (like simile, metaphor, personification, etc.). I can explain what examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc) mean. I can identify poetic devices (like repetition, alliteration, consonance, etc.). I can explain why authors use poetic devices (like repetition, alliteration, consonance, etc.) I can evaluate the mood/tone of a piece of writing. I can use sensory details to create a mood in my poem. I can write a poem using figurative language. I can tell the difference between denotative and connotative meanings of words. What did you expect to be on the test that was not? What did we do in class that you helped you study for this midterm? What did you do to study for this exam on your own?
XS Options: (up to 5 points extra credit) Choose one. /5 1. Write a short poem using 2 lines of sensory detail and 1 line of figurative language about this picture. 2. Draw a picture that illustrates this metaphor: All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players (actors). Explain your picture below. 3. Write a short poem using 2 lines of sensory detail and 1 line of figurative language about anything school appropriate. 10