Poetry Review

Poetry Review

Multiple Choice

Read Poem below:

Fame is a bee.

It has a song —

It has a sting —

Ah, too, it has a wing.

Which of the following identifies the theme of the poem?

• Nature is stronger than it appears.

• The troubles of fame are not worth the gains

• The rewards of fame are greater than the troubles.

• Fame has its ups and downs.

Multiple Choice

What is the connotation of "sting" in the poem?

• negative/has a bite

• positive/makes you happy

• neutral

Multiple Choice

What is being compared in this poem?

Fame is a bee.

It has a song —

It has a sting —

Ah, too, it has a wing.

• bee to a song.

• bee to a sting.

• bee to fame.

• bee to a wing.

Multiple Choice

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?

• Personification

• Simile

• Connotation

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in the line below:

"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole