Poetry Pre-Test

Poetry is structured using _____________.

• Sentences & paragraphs

• Sentences & stanzas

• Lines & paragraphs

• Lines & stanzas

What is the narrator of a poem called?

• Author
• Speaker
• Narrator
• Main character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is alliteration?

• The use of synonyms.

• Words that sound alike.

• An exaggeration.

• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

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

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is onomatopoeia?

• An exaggeration

• Sound words

• Rhyming words

• A form of imagery

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Refrain

• Hyperbole

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by."

• Simile

• Refrain

• Personification

• Metaphor

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy."

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification