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WorksheetsPoetry Terms 1
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The cupcake was a cavity waiting to invade my teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
2.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
3.
The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
4.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Is and example of ...
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
5.
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
6.
A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...
a)
bizarre
b)
strange
c)
unique
7.
This house is as clean as a whistle. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
8.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
9.
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
10.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
12.
What is a "refrain" ?
a)
The last line of a poem
b)
The first line of a poem
c)
A line that is repeated
d)
A line that rhymes
13.
Which word has a neutral connotation?
a)
Mansion
b)
Residence
c)
Shack
14.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
15.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
16.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
17.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
18.
Who is this famous poet?
a)
Robert Frost
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
William Butler Yeats
19.
language not meant to be taken literally
a)
figurative langauge
b)
denotation
c)
fancy langauge
d)
assonance
20.
language that appeals to the five senses (helps your picture the words in your mind)
a)
imagery
b)
connotation
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
21.
the literal dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
repetition
d)
dictionary
22.
the ideas and feelings associated with a word (positive, negative, or neutral)
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
23.
a poem that does NOT follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm
a)
free verse
b)
rhyming
c)
haiku
d)
formal
24.
the author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
theme
25.
an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
theme
d)
pun
26.
the specific choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
diction
27.
a figure of speech where two words that contradict are put together
a)
pun
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
28.
the voice that is talking to us in a poem
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
29.
the voice that is talking to us in a poem
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
30.
when a word, phrase, or line is repeated within the text in close proximity
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
simile
d)
diction
31.
the use of symbols or objects to represent ideas
a)
imagery
b)
symbolism
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
32.
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or piece of literature is called a(n) ________.
a)
inference
b)
metaphor
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
allusion
33.
Choose the correct example of a similie.
a)
I am a city child.
b)
We honor you.
c)
I am the timid daughter who can rage only on paper.
d)
She rises against the sun like a skyscraper.
34.
What is the type of literature where words are carefully chosen to create a certain effect?
a)
prose
b)
poetry
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
metaphor
35.
A repeating cadence/meter that enriches or emphasizes wrods, phrases, lines, and even whole verses of poems. Alliteration is a type of repitition.
a)
Rhyme
b)
Stanza
c)
Repetition
d)
Pattern of Verse
36.
Tells a story.
a)
Lyric Poem
b)
Humorous Poem
c)
Free Verse
d)
Narrative Poem
37.
What is figurative language?
a)
Language that is meant to be taken literally
b)
Comparing 2 unlike things
c)
Comparing 2 things using like or as
d)
Language that is not meant to be taken literally
38.
What is an example of a Metaphor?
a)
The sun smiled at me
b)
He was as tall as a skyscraper
c)
The cat is a monster
d)
The fish liked to swim
39.
regular writing
a)
prose
b)
meter
c)
refrain
40.
The hospital was a refrigerator. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
41.
Life is a roller coaster. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
42.
Your explanation is as clear as mud. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
43.
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. Is an example of ...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
44.
The run down house appeared depressed. Is an example of ...
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
45.
exaggeration, overstatement
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
imagery
46.
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. Is an example of ...
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
47.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse. Is an example of ...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
48.
Diana can sing, but she is no Mariah Carey is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
Personification
49.
A poem that pays tribute
a)
Haiku
b)
Limerick
c)
Ode
d)
Quatrain
50.
A written expression of language that appeals to emotion and the senses.
a)
Imagery
b)
Free verse
c)
Ode
d)
Poetry
51.
An exaggeration is
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
pun
52.
The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
53.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
54.
The way a poem looks is its ____________.
a)
Stanza
b)
Set-up
c)
Structure
d)
Sentences
55.
Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.
a)
A single word
b)
A sentence
c)
A part of sentence
d)
All of the above
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