The Tricksters Day-poetry review

1. What type of figurative language is used in the line "Today's the day for pranks to stack"

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

1. Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABBA

1. The phrase "rubber spider" in the line "A rubber spider, ice-cold chair" primarily uses which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Personification

1. Which line from the poem contains personification?

• 1. "The clock rewound, a shoe untied"

• "The ocean calls with whispered tides"

• 1. "Your backpack’s gone—where did it go?"

• 1. "A whoopee cushion—sit, if you dare!"

1. What is the meter of the following line: "A whoopee cushion—sit, if you dare!"?

• 1. a) Iambic pentameter

• 1. Trochaic tetrameter

• 1. Anapestic tri-meter

• 1. Dactylic hexameter

1. What is the primary theme of the poem?

• 1. The excitement of school life

• 1. The mischief of the trickster character

• 1. The sorrow of fooling others

• 1. The humor and fun of April Fools’ Day pranks

1. Which of the following lines exemplifies alliteration?

• 1. "A rubber spider, ice-cold chair"

• 1. "Feet in sand or trails unknown"

• 1. "The school bell fades, a distant chime"

• 1. "Beware the whispers, watch your back"

1. What literary device is used in the line "The school bell fades, a distant chime"?

• 1. Hyperbole

• 1. Personification

• 1. Onomatopoeia

• 1. Metaphor

1. Which line demonstrates irony?

• 1. "A whoopee cushion—sit, if you dare!"

• 1. Pages turn in books unread"

• 1. "Your backpack’s gone—where did it go?"

• 1. "A final joke is not done yet..."

1. What is the rhyme scheme of the following two lines: "A clock rewound, a shoe untied, / A fake 'pop quiz' (you almost cried)?"

• 1. ABAB

• 1. AABB

• 1. ABCB

• 1. ABBA