Poetry Test Review

Poetry Review

Multiple Choice

1 Which of these statements describe an element of poetry?

• A has characters and a plot.

• B includes dialogue.

• C is divided into stanzas.

• D tells about important events in an author’s life.

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2 What does the word shrieks mean in line 6?

• F Screams

• G Sings

• H Asks

• J Laughs

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3 Read stanza 2 from the poem.

We race inside and slam our doors.

The angry guest shrieks and roars.

“This storm,” we cry, “Is more than rain!

It has become a hurricane!”

The author uses imagery and figurative language to —

• A highlight the people’s reaction to the storm

• B describe the rain storm

• C emphasize the severity of the storm

• D explain the sound of storms

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4 Which statement best describes the resident’s reaction to the guest?

• F They fight against it.

• G They welcome it.

• H They run from it.

• J They ask it to return.

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5 Read the following line from stanza 4.

Streets are stream and cars are fish.

The author includes the metaphor to help the reader —

• A create a mental image that the cars are in water

• B create a mental image that the cars are blue

• C understand how cars can ride on water

• D understand why cars are full of fish

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6. What is the speaker’s main purpose in the poem?

• F power of a storm

• G need to work together

• H excitement of a new adventure

• J importance of fixing past mistakes

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7 What idea does the poet convey through the description of the storm ripping branches off the trees and flooding the city?

• A The storm blows into town

• B The storm scares the residents

• C The storm has greenish clouds

• D The storm is dangerous

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8 The poem is mostly about —

• F following directions

• G being a good friend

• H being prepared

• J having fun

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10 Read the following line from stanza 1.

The list is like an old friend.

The author includes this simile to help the reader —

• A understand Lin likes to spell

• B understand Lin has practiced a lot

• C recognize Lin only knows a few people

• D recognize Lin wishes the other spellers were nicer

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10 In line 14, the word roster means a list of —

• F times

• G schools

• H spelling words

• J team members

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11 The poet emphases the importance of the spell bowl to —

• A The speller wears their best clothes.

• B May whispers when she spells.

• C Phillip takes the first turn to spell.

• D The speller writes their answer in pencil.

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12 In line 21, the poet uses the phrase fired us up to suggest that Phillip —

• F Kept the spellers warm

• G Got the spellers excited

• H Yelled at the spellers

• J Gave the spellers directions

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13 What idea does the poet convey through the description of May in lines 23-24?

• A She is nervous.

• B She can be bossy.

• C She loves to exercise.

• D She does not know the words.

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14 Line 30 of the poem expresses the idea that —

• F Jamal is spelling

• G the poet wants to make the reader laugh

• H the heartbeat is loud and strong

• J the poet wants to describe what is happening on the stage

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15 In line 32, the word defeat means —

• A remember

• B meet

• C beat

• D like

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16 The poetic structure of lines 33-36 suggest —

• F that Jamal is confused

• G how Jamal wins

• H make it seem like Jamal is spelling

• J show how the moment feels to Jamal

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17 How does the poet suggest that the team will do well?

• A By repeating the word ready throughout the poem

• B By having Ms. Chen say that Ethan “must have lightning for fingers”

• C By using rhyme in the final stanza

• D By using exactly four lines in every stanza