Poetry Quiz #2 11/05

Why do authors and poets use figurative language?

• to confuse the reader

• to help the audience get a better mental image of what they are talking about

• to help the reader understand the plot of the story

Free verse poetry always rhymes

• True

• False

Which of the following is an ABAB rhyme scheme?

• I am tall,

  not too short,

  when I've got the ball,

  I dominate the court!

• Black dog,

  White dog,

  Pink hog,

  Green frog

• Shall I compare thee,

  to a summer's day?

• I wish I was a king,

  with lots of fancy rings,

  I wish I was a pilot,

  who could fly across the sea

To repeat sounds, words, phrases, or lines in a poem

Example:

"I'm car sick.

Open a window.

I'm car sick.

rest your eyes.

I'm car sick.

Drink some water."

• rhyme

• repetition

• rhythm

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet
• illustrator
• author
• smart person

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

All are found in poetry except...

• rhyme scheme

• rhythm

• paragraphs

Concrete poetry

• Always rhymes

• Has at least 5 lines

• Is a blacked out page with some words left

• Creates a shape or image

A ___________is a grouped set of lines in a poem

• paragraph

• stanza

• line

• none of the above

A _________ compares 2 unlike objects using the words "like" or "as".

• metaphor

• simile

• personificaiton

• none of the above