Poetry Week Test

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
• He was as tall as a skyscraper.
• He was as fast as a cheetah.
• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

Which sentence best helps the reader understand that the story is told from third-person point of view?

• Usually Christopher enjoyed looking out the window, but today the world outside didn’t seem important.

• First braces, and now I might not be able to go to the picnic.

• I'm going to miss the picnic.

• Well, I can breathe.

Which sentence best helps the reader understand that the story is told form the first-person point of view?

• Sarah came in from the living room.

• Next I needed a plan.

• Phineas considers himself to be a scientist in all that he does.

• Do you know how to turn it on?

Which narrative point of view if the following written in?

After you take out a piece of paper, write your name on the top.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third person

tending to argue or provoke a dispute

• irksome

• loathsome

• lonesome

• quarrelsome

excellent, inspiring awe, very impressive

• fearsome

• burdensome

• awesome

• cuddlesome

Which of the following are examples of courage cited in “Courage”? Choose three options.

• a toddler taking a first step

• an elderly person facing death

• a child trying out for a sports team

• a bullied child hiding his or her pain

• a soldier leading a charge into battle

According to “Courage,” what besides courage motivates someone to die saving a "buddy"?

• Love

• Greed

• Anger

• Fear

What does the speaker in “Ithaka” hope for the traveler he is addressing?

• that Ithaka reward the traveler with wealth

• that the traveler encounter the Cyclops

• that the voyage to Ithaka is a short one

• that the voyage to Ithaka is a long one