Poetry Test Review

What is a metaphor?

• an exaggeration or overstatement

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

Answer explanation

Metaphors compare without using like or as. Like and as are transitional words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a simile?

• use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang

• giving a non-human thing human characteristics

• a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Answer explanation

Similes compare using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is personification?

• an exaggeration or overstatement

• using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• giving human characteristics to non-humans

• use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is hyperbole?

• an exaggeration or overstatement

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• a combination of contradictory terms

Answer explanation

A hyperbole is a huge exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that expresses thoughts or emotions about a subject

• Sonnet

• Lyrical

• Ode

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

A poem with 3 lines consisting of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then 5 syllables again

• Haiku

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A poem consisting of 14 lines with a very strict rhyme scheme and structure

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Narrative

• Lyrical

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A poem, typically in verse, that tells a story

• Lyrical

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

A poem that is used to praise modern day objects or things commonly overlooked

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Mode

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

A poem that doesn't have any real rules or rhyme scheme

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Lyrical

• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4