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WorksheetsPoetry Figurative Language Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
a)
stanza
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
optical illusion
d)
imagery
2.
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme
3.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
4.
What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?
a)
lyrical
b)
free verse
c)
alliteration
d)
cinquain
5.
What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?
a)
personification
b)
verse
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
6.
What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
alliteration
d)
homophones
7.
What is a Japanese poem with 17 syllables, in lines of five, seven, and five?
a)
cinquain
b)
haiku
c)
acrostic
d)
diamante
8.
What is a stanza?
a)
A line
b)
A grouping of lines
c)
A poem
d)
A title
9.
Which is an example of "alliteration?"
a)
Sam slowly slips on the slide.
b)
I went to the store.
c)
The Cat in the Hat
d)
Who is the king of the classroom?
10.
Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"
a)
NO!
b)
Go.
c)
Swish!
d)
Stop
11.
This is a...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
12.
This is a ...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
homophone
13.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
She is a smart cookie.
b)
The cow goes MOOO!
c)
He is a fast as lightning.
d)
Red fish, blue fish
14.
This is a...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
15.
eye and I are examples of...
a)
metaphors
b)
similies
c)
homophones
d)
antonyms
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