BHS 9th Grade Poetry Test

BHS 9th Grade Poetry Test

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English

7th - 11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a poetic device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a rhyme scheme?

Back

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem, often described using letters to denote which lines rhyme. Example: 'aabba'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a stanza?

Back

A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas, similar to a paragraph in prose.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between internal rhyme and end rhyme?

Back

Internal rhyme occurs within a single line of poetry, while end rhyme occurs at the end of lines.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is free verse?

Back

Free verse is a type of poetry that does not adhere to a specific rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for greater flexibility in expression.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a couplet?

Back

A couplet is a pair of consecutive lines in a poem that typically rhyme and have the same meter.

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