Introduction to Poetry: Big Ideas and Emotions in Poetry | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following is NOT an example of a figurative technique?

• Facts

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• '“Hope” is the thing with feathers'.

• 'A host of golden daffodils [...] Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.

• 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud'.

• ‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• '“Hope” is the thing with feathers'.

• 'A host of golden daffodils [...] Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.

• 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud'.

• ‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• '“Hope” is the thing with feathers'.

• 'A host of golden daffodils [...] Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.

• 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud'.

• ‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• '“Hope” is the thing with feathers'.

• 'A host of golden daffodils [...] Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.

• 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud'.

• ‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’.

Which of these statements about poetry is false?

• Poems are organised into patterns.

• Poems can be very short or very long.

• Poems must include rhyme.

• Poems use figurative language to create powerful pictures in the reader’s mind.

Which of these statements about poetry is false?

• Poems let us explore the minds of some amazing people.

• Poems must follow the normal rules of grammar.

• Poems usually explore big ideas and emotions.

• Poets use words carefully to create meaning.