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WorksheetsFigurative Language/Poetry
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which teacher has been teaching the longest at McAuliffe Middle School?
a)
Mrs. Huber
b)
Mrs. Tuttle
c)
Mrs. Tijerina
d)
Mrs. Larson
2.
The cupcake was a cavity waiting to invade my teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
3.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Is and example of ...
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
4.
This house is as clean as a whistle. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
5.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
6.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
8.
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
9.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
10.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
11.
language not meant to be taken literally
a)
figurative langauge
b)
denotation
c)
fancy langauge
d)
assonance
12.
language that appeals to the five senses (helps your picture the words in your mind)
a)
imagery
b)
connotation
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
13.
a poem that does NOT follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm
a)
free verse
b)
rhyming
c)
haiku
d)
formal
14.
the author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
theme
15.
the voice that is talking to us in a poem
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
16.
the voice that is talking to us in a poem
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
17.
the use of symbols or objects to represent ideas
a)
imagery
b)
symbolism
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
18.
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.
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Tells a story.
a)
Lyric Poem
b)
Humorous Poem
c)
Free Verse
d)
Narrative Poem
22.
regular writing
a)
prose
b)
meter
c)
refrain
23.
The hospital was a refrigerator. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
24.
Life is a roller coaster. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
25.
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. Is an example of ...
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
26.
An exaggeration is
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
pun
27.
A written expression of language that appeals to emotion and the senses.
a)
Imagery
b)
Free verse
c)
Ode
d)
Poetry
28.
The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
29.
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.
30.
The way a poem looks is its ____________.
a)
Stanza
b)
Set-up
c)
Structure
d)
Sentences
31.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
32.
Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.
a)
Sound
b)
Sight
c)
Taste
d)
Touch
33.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
34.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
35.
What is "onomatopoeia" ?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
Sound words
c)
Rhyming words
d)
A form of imagery
36.
To pace yourself when reading poetry, it is important to take note of punctuation to help choose your intonation. What might "intonation" means?
a)
Your attitude
b)
The atmosphere
c)
The tone/pitch of your voice
d)
Your feeling
37.
She has cried a million times.
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
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
41.
Repetition is ______
a)
extreme exaggeration
b)
repeating a word
c)
repetition of vowels
d)
repetition of the initial consonant
42.
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
43.
A rhymed pair of lines is called a _____.
a)
stanza
b)
meter
c)
couplet
d)
free verse
44.
What is a group of verses describing an idea or image?
a)
stanza
b)
cinquain
c)
couplet
d)
verse
45.
Life is a roller coaster. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
46.
America is a melting pot. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
mtephor
c)
analogy
47.
Your explanation is as clear as mud. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
48.
If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die. Is an example of ..
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
49.
provides sensory like sight, sound, taste, touch, smell
a)
imagery
b)
hyperbole
c)
tone
50.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse. Is an example of ...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
51.
That guy is as nutty as a fruitcake. Is an example of ..
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
analogy
52.
"Bam" , "Bam" is an example of ...
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
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