POETRY ASSESSMENT– ENGLISH 12 – SUMMER
Mr. Findley
Date: March 12, 2016
Student Number 123456789
INSTRUCTIONS
 Read all instructions carefully.
 This assessment evaluates your understanding and comprehension of the figurative elements and language
of poetry, and your ability to respond through a process of understanding, analyzing, assessing, and
synthesizing your written answers.
 All personal electronic devices must be turned off and put away in a backpack, bag, or purse. You may not
turn on your device until after the end of the period.
 Correspondence or interactions with any other students prior to their writing the test is considered a violation
of academic integrity.
 You must enter your student number above.
 Save a copy of the test to your workspace with your student number only (E.g. : 123456_1984_Assessment)
 You are allowed ONLY your poetry booklet as an aid and it may only contain your own notes and work. If
you have written any definitions or writing in other languages, please see your teacher before starting the
test.
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All prewritten work must be provided to your teacher after the exam or copy/pasted into the process &
brainstorming spaces (if you pre-answered two questions for each section, you must provide both)
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You must use appropriate quotations for each of your responses.
Poetic Device Terminology
1
Poetic Devices
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Allusion
Imagery
Antithesis
Metaphor
Apostrophe
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Oxymoron
Consonance
Personification
Euphemism
Simile
Symbol
2
Poetry Types
Ballad
Elegy
Lyric
Narrative
Ode
4
Stanza Types
Couplet
Tercet
Quatrain
Quintain
Sestet
Septet
Octave
3
Poetry Forms
Blank Verse
Sonnet
Free Verse
Stanza
5
Additional Terms
Atmosphere
Juxtaposition
Audience
Meaning
Cacophony
Mood
Connotation
Narrator
Denotation
Pathos
Dissonance
Soliloquy
Epiphany
Speaker
Figurative Language
Theme
Understatement
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POETRY ASSESSMENT– ENGLISH 12 – SUMMER
Section A: Poetry Terminology: Each response will be assessed holistically on a lettergrade scale.
Mr. Findley
20%
Instructions
Using a minimum of 3 different poetic devices chosen from the approved poetic devices
(column 1 on the previous page) or the list below (table at the bottom of this page), choose 3
of the supplied lines of poetry below to write a final answer that demonstrates
understanding of HOW the poetic devices are being used to support the poet’s
message/meaning.
Poetry Line
"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"
Devices
Paradox
Process &
How can the king be
Brainstorming dead and live at the
same time?
Response
Antithesis
Allusion
Alliteration
Inversion of the same Historical ref to when
Long live ; repeating same
ideas
kings would die and new sound over again
king would be announced
right away
In this line of poetry there is the use of allusion by making historical reference to the paradoxical and
also antithetical acknowledgement proclaiming the death of the old king, and the simultaneous
succession of a new king. This was typically done in European monarchies as a means of reassuring the
people that law and order were still maintained in the transition of power by announcing “long live
the king”, which is also making use of alliteration. However, the poet, Chris Martin, is using paradox
to illustrate how even the mightiest can become destitute as power is always fleeting.
1. Choose 3 of the poetry line questions to answer. For ease of reference, the question number
corresponds to the poem number in your booklet, and the lines numbers are indicated within the
brackets.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me/ My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating (13-14)
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams/ his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream (27-28)
I stand amid the roar/ Of a surf-tormented shore (12-13)
Beyond this place of wrath and tears / Looms but the Horror of the shade. (9-10)
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top/ In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.(38-39)
I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence (16-17)
So shake the very Heaven on high/ With tumult as they thunder by (12-13)
Sun will shine brightly / It will guide you gladly (11-12)
I crave to fill my lungs with the magic of her breath / Absorbing the unchained particles of life (11-12)
2.
3.
4.
5.
Choose your line of poetry from the dropdown menu in the tables below.
List a minimum of 3 poetic devices in the supplied line of poetry using the dropdown menu.
If desired, use the process box to plan and brainstorm the best answer to the question
Use the RESPONSE box to discuss how the 3-4 poetic devices are being used to accomplish a specific
purpose to support the poet’s message/meaning.
6. Do not provide mere definitions for the terms as your means of responding.
Alliteration
Allusion
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Assonance
Consonance
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
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Paradox
Personification
Simile
Symbol
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POETRY ASSESSMENT– ENGLISH 12 – SUMMER
Section A: Poetry Terminology: Each response will be assessed holistically on a lettergrade scale.
Line 1
Mr. Findley
Value: 20%
Discuss how the 3-4 poetic devices are being used to accomplish a specific purpose to
support the poet’s message/meaning.
Pick your line of poetry.
Devices
Pick a Device
Process &
Process here if
Brainstorming needed.
Response 1
Line 2
Pick a Device
Process here if
needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Type your final response here.
Discuss how the 3-4 poetic devices are being used to accomplish a specific purpose to
support the poet’s message/meaning.
Pick your line of poetry.
Devices
Pick a Device
Process &
Process here if
Brainstorming needed.
Response 2
Line 3
Pick a Device
Process here if
needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Type your final response here.
Discuss how the 3-4 poetic devices are being used to accomplish a specific purpose to
support the poet’s message/meaning.
Pick your line of poetry.
Devices
Pick a Device
Process &
Process here if
Brainstorming needed.
Response 3
Pick a Device
Process here if
needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Pick a Device
Process here if needed.
Type your final response here.
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Mr. Findley
Section B: Poem Response: Select ONE of the following three poems and answer questions 4 and 5 below.
Each response will be assessed holistically on a lettergrade scale.
Value: 30%
Choice 1
Poem 3
“A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allan Poe
Choice 2
Poem 7
“Romance” by Edgar Allan Poe
Choice 3
Poem 9
“Unconfined” by Armin Kamaei
Question 4
Poem Type
& Definition
Explain how the type of poem supports/facilities the poet’s message/meaning
Poem Type & Definition Here
Process &
You may type and do your brainstorming/process here
Brainstorming
Response 4
Question 5
Poem Type
& Definition
You may type your final response here.
To what extent does the poetry form help the reader of the poem to understand
the poet’s message/meaning?
Poem Form & Definition Here
Process &
You may type and do your brainstorming/process here
Brainstorming
Response 5
You may type your final response here.
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Section 3: Poem Synthesis Response: Will be assessed holistically on a lettergrade scale.
Instructions
Choice 1
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Value: 50%
Using two of the following poems, respond to the synthesis question below. Then using your
SNAP pages in your booklet where you have planned and brainstormed the best answer to
the question write your final answer in the space provided. Your response will be assessed
holistically using the synthesis rubric on a lettergrade scale.
Discuss how the speaker from one poem would react to the views about strength of
character as expressed by the speaker in the other poem (you may choose WHICH speaker is
‘looking at’ the other speaker’s poem).
Poem 2
Poem 4
“Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou
“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
Discuss how the speaker from one poem would react to the views about barriers and
perception as expressed by the speaker in the other poem (you may choose WHICH speaker
is ‘looking at’ the other speaker’s poem).
Choice 2
Poem 3
Poem 5
“A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allan Poe
“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
Process &
Brainstorming
You may use this space to do any additional planning and brainstorming (but remember that
you MUST also turn in your poetry planning booklet as well).
Response 6
Type your finalized response in this field.
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