8th Grade Poetry Test 1

What is a thing that stands for itself and something else?

• simile
• symbol
• metaphor
• imagery

What is anything spoken or written that is not meant to be taken literally?

• figurative language
• onomatopoeia
• rhyme
• sound devices

A type of poem that tells a story is...

• Bio poem

• stanza
• lyric poem
• narrative poem

A type of poem that expresses the emotions of the speaker is...

• lyric poem
• Bio poem

• narrative poem
• rhyming poem

The patterns of beats, or stressed syllables, in a line of poetry is ...

• rhyme
• stanza
• rhythm
• alliteration

Uses of language that appeal to the reader's ear is...

• poetry
• imagery
• sound devices
• figurative language

The mental pictures created in the reader's mind is...

• imagery
• rhyme
• sound devices
• symbol

"Night Clouds"- Who or what is the speaker talking to in this poem?

• the rising sun
• the clouds around the moon
• the stars in the sky
• the ocean at night

"Night Clouds"-Which of the following is a synonym for the word remote as it is used in the phrase, "the green porcelain doors of the remote Heavens"?

• peaceful
• distant
• quiet
• imaginary

"Night Clouds"-Which sense does this poem appeal to most?

• sight
• sound
• touch
• smell