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WorksheetsPoetry Vocabulary 8th Grade
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
2.
The use of extreme exaggeration
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
3.
the description of giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics or traits
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
4.
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words
a)
repetition
b)
end rhyme
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
5.
the sound is the meaning of the word
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
end rhyme
d)
idiom
6.
the repeating of words or statements to emphasize a certain point
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
end rhyme
7.
the rhyming of two words at the end of two lines in a poem
a)
hyperbole
b)
end rhyme
c)
idiom
d)
repetition
8.
Her hands felt like ice
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
personification
9.
He was taller than a skyscraper.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
10.
Ally ate apples at lunch.
a)
idiom
b)
repetition
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
11.
In the summer I like to run
in a field toward the sun.
in a field toward the sun.
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
end rhyme
12.
The quarter fell down, down, down the drain
a)
end rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
personification
13.
The book was staring at me, wanting me to read it
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
14.
Which analysis point deals with the five senses?
a)
sound devices
b)
imagery
c)
mood
15.
a blend of sounds and imagery intended to create an emotional response
a)
sound devices
b)
lyric poetry
c)
poetry
16.
All poems have
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
17.
A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.
a)
Allusion
b)
Assonance
c)
Rhyme
d)
Meter
18.
The repetition of vowel sounds, as in the following lines (Till the shining scythes went far and wide, And cut it down to dry.)
a)
Assonance
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Rhyme
19.
In most traditional poetry, the rhyme is organized in patterns.
a)
Rhyme Scheme
b)
Meter
c)
Repetition
d)
Alliteration
20.
A division in a poem for the number of lines it contains.
a)
Stanza
b)
Imagery
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Line
21.
Language that appeals to our senses and helps to create a visual picture.
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Stanza
22.
Something that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else. (flag/country)
a)
Symbols
b)
Stanza
c)
Meter
d)
Imagery
23.
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant literally.
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Repetition
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