Year 7 Poetry Quiz

Crash, Boom, Splash and Achoo are examples of:

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

Fill in the blank:

I love a sunburnt country

A land of sweeping

(a)  

A group of lines in a poem is called a:

• Line grouping

• Verse

• Chorus

• Stanza

Finish the quote: Two roads diverged in a (a)  

"I literally died of embarrassment". This line is an example of:

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Epiphora

• Imagery

"My love is like a red, red rose." This line is an example of a:

• Metaphor

• Diacope

• Simile

• Personification

"The moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon cloudy seas. " This line is an example of a:

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Finish the quote: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered

(a)  

How many syllables are in each line of a haiku?

• 5-7-5

• 4-6-4

• 4-5-6

• 4-7-5

How many lines are there in a limerick?

• Four

• Three

• Six

• Five