Poetry Pre-Quiz

An account of someone's life is known as a(n)

• memoir

• allusion

• setting

• image

The time and place of the action in a literary work is called the

• period

• arc

• setting

• zone

"When she ran, she was as fast as lightning."

Sentences that compare using like or as are known as

(a)  

The ______ is the voice of the poem.

• narrator
• author
• listener
• speaker

Poetry with no recognizable rhyme pattern is called...

• Rhymeless verse
• Metered poetry
• Free verse
• Structured verse

Poetry that tells a story, has characters, setting, and plot is called:

(a)  

Describing something based on the five senses is known as...

• sensory language
• imagery

• simile

• sensory expression

Poets use _______________________ to write about an idea, an object, or an animal as if it were human.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Imagery

• Theme

Literature that is written in verse and uses rhythm and rhyme to share a strong feeling with the reader.

• Historical Fiction
• Non Fiction
• Poetry
• Traditional Fiction