STAAR Review 1: Grandma's Visit: Poetry Question Preview (ID: 62942)


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The imagery in the third stanza (lines 9–12) most appeals to the reader’s sense of —
a) sound
b) taste
c) smell
d) touch

Which statement best describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?
a) Only the second and fourth lines rhyme.
b) Only the first and third lines rhyme.
c) The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.
d) The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme.

Why is the first stanza (lines 1–4) important to the poem?
a) It describes how Grandma’s visit makes every day exciting.
b) It explains why Grandma does not visit the speaker very often.
c) It describes the activities Grandma has planned for her visit.
d) It shows the speaker’s surprise that Grandma has come to visit.

Which statement correctly describes a way that stanzas 2 through 7 (lines 5–28) are similar?
a) Each stanza introduces a new reason that Grandma comes to visit.
b) Each stanza offers interesting facts about the history of the speaker’s family.
c) Each stanza highlights the reasons the speaker enjoys Grandma’s visits.
d) Each stanza describes delicious foods that Grandma prepares.

Which of these statements describes an element of the poem?
a) All the lines have the same number of words.
b) Most of the lines have the same meter.
c) Each stanza introduces a new character
d) Each stanza solves a different problem.

The end of the poem expresses the idea that the speaker —
a) would like Grandma to stay longer
b) shares many secrets with Grandma
c) is curious why Grandma has to leave
d) knows when Grandma will visit again

This is a poem because it is--
a) writing arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm.
b) an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters
c) a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
d) an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone

What are you, the reader, looking for in poetry?
a) dialogue and stage directions
b) rhyme, rhythm, and/or figurative langaguae
c) facts, dates, details
d) methods of persuasion

A poet is -
a) The person that narrates the poem
b) The person that wrote the poem
c) The character that shares the poem
d) The person who made corrections to the poem

Figurative Language is ONLY used in poetry.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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