Grade 10 Poetry Quiz

What poetic device is used in the line 'The sun smiled down on the field'?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Identify the theme in the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost.

• Making choices and the impact of those choices

• The impact of climate change on wildlife

• The benefits of eating healthy

• The importance of physical exercise

In the poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' by William Wordsworth, what imagery is used to describe the daffodils?

• fluttering and dancing in the breeze

• sinking and drowning in the water

• flying and soaring in the sky

• crawling and slithering on the ground

What is the poetic device used in the line 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

What is the main theme in the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe?

• Loss and mourning

• Joy and celebration

• Fear and terror

• Love and romance

In the poem 'Ode to a Nightingale' by John Keats, what imagery is used to describe the nightingale's song?

• the light-winged Dryad of the trees

• the howling of a wolf

• the buzzing of a bee

• the roaring of a lion

Identify the poetic device used in the line 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What theme is explored in the poem 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou?

• Sadness and despair

• Love and romance

• Nature and beauty

• Resilience and empowerment

What imagery is used in the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot to describe the evening?

• a joyful dance in the moonlight

• a crowded and noisy marketplace

• a patient etherized upon a table

• a peaceful stroll through the garden

What poetic device is used in the line 'The flowers nodded in the gentle breeze'?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration