WorksheetsMini Poetry Quiz
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
She has cried a million times.
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
2.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
3.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
He is as tall as a tree!
b)
He is the tallest man in the world!
c)
He is taller than my dad!
d)
He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!
4.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a)
He is super fast.
b)
He is as fast as a cheetah.
c)
He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
d)
He was a cheetah running in the race.
5.
Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
6.
"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
7.
Give an example of personification
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
8.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
9.
The snow danced around in the wind.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
breezy
10.
The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fuzzy
11.
My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personfication
d)
smelly
12.
The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
icing
13.
The cupcake was as dry as the Sahara Desert.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
sunshine
14.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
15.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
16.
An obvious and impossible exaggeration is:
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
personification
17.
"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:
a)
antonym
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
18.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
19.
"I could've died laughing when my brother slipped and fell on the slippery ice" is:
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
20.
When human qualities are given to nonliving objects is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personficiation
21.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
22.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
23.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
24.
Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
25.
The train screamed down the tracks.
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
a)
I had an ocean of water to drink.
b)
I drank a lot.
c)
Chad drinks more than anyone.
d)
I love water!
29.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A comparison not using like or as
c)
Words that are sounds
d)
A comparison using like or as
30.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
c)
A comparison using like or as
d)
A word that is a sound
31.
What is an alliteration?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
A comparison using like or as
c)
A comparison not using like or as
d)
The same beginning sound repeated
32.
"Mrs. Martin makes moose macaroni and mulberry mashed potations on Mondays" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
rhyme
d)
alliteration
33.
"Eeny meeny miny moe; catch a tiger by its toes" is an example of:
a)
hyperbole
b)
rhyme
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
34.
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
a)
That test was a piece of cake!
b)
Boom! Bang!
c)
It's raining cats and dogs.
d)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
35.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
36.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
37.
Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.
He is a night owl because he stays up late.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
38.
Simile or Metaphor?
Tonya is as sweet as sugar.
Tonya is as sweet as sugar.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
39.
Repetition is ______
a)
extreme exaggeration
b)
repeating a word
c)
repetition of vowels
d)
repetition of the initial consonant
40.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
42.
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.
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