Poetry Unit practice test

The world is

a glass overflowing

with water

The line above is a:

• metaphor

• simile

• adverb

• allusion

The sun is a yellow skittle shinning brightly in the sky.

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

• similie

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath.

This is an example of what element?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

The third graders are as wild as a den of lions.

What element is in this sentence?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

• Lyric
• Narrative
• Ballad
• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What type of poetry tells a story?

• Narrative
• Limerick
• Haiku
• Free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor
• simile
• line
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Poems that express personal emotions or feelings are called...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Refrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3