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WorksheetsPillars of Poetry
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a comparison using like or as?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
cliche'
2.
"I'd catch a grenade for ya."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
3.
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
4.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A word that is a sound
c)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
d)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
5.
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
6.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
7.
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
8.
What is imagery?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
The same beginning sound repeated
d)
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
9.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparison using like or as
b)
A comparison not using like or as
c)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
d)
A word that is a sound
10.
"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
symbols
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
11.
"Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."
Is an example of...
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
12.
"Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin'
And we got three more days 'til Friday."
Is an example of...
And we got three more days 'til Friday."
Is an example of...
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
13.
"Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk to the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true."
Is an example of...
From the way you talk to the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true."
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
rhyme
d)
cliche
14.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
allitertation
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
"I'd throw my hand on a blade for ya"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
16.
"My heart's a stereo"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
17.
"The stars will cry."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
18.
"My life has been a ship sailing sea to sea."
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
19.
"That boom boom boom"
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
20.
"You, with your voice like nails"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Onomatopoeia
21.
What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
22.
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
23.
What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
24.
The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
a)
tone
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
theme
25.
A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
26.
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
sensory detail
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
27.
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
simile
28.
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
adverb
29.
His friends called him Einstein because he could solve math problems easily.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Allusion
d)
Simile
30.
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
31.
Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
32.
The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
33.
There was a loud bang when the door shut.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
34.
Which is not a hyperbole?
a)
I’ve told you a million times.
b)
My mom is the baby of the family.
c)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
d)
This car goes faster than the speed of light.
35.
What is this sentence an example of?
Angelina Jolie has lips like watermelons.
Angelina Jolie has lips like watermelons.
a)
smilie
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
36.
What is this sentence an example of?
Katy Perry's hair danced in the wind at the last music awards.
Katy Perry's hair danced in the wind at the last music awards.
a)
personification
b)
similie
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
37.
What is this sentence an example of?
The height of Justin Bieber's hair rivals the Eiffel Tower.
The height of Justin Bieber's hair rivals the Eiffel Tower.
a)
metaphor
b)
similie
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
38.
What is this sentence an example of?
Rihanna's new song 'Work' is killing me.
Rihanna's new song 'Work' is killing me.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
39.
What is this sentence an example of?
Kim and Kanye crept up on their crazy sister Khloe.
Kim and Kanye crept up on their crazy sister Khloe.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
irony
40.
What is this sentence an example of?
Taylor Swift's lyrics are as predictable as hot weather in the middle of summer.
Taylor Swift's lyrics are as predictable as hot weather in the middle of summer.
a)
similie
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
oxymoron
41.
"Snap!" is an example of what?
a)
similie
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
42.
The thunder banged louder than a marching band wailing at halftime.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Pun
d)
Imagery
43.
Jack is so cool he is the James Bond of the office.
a)
Allusion
b)
Imagery
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Pun
44.
The bug went splat on the windshield.
a)
Pun
b)
Idiom
c)
Understatement
d)
Onomatopoeia
45.
I know she's loud but her bark is worse than her bite.
a)
Understatement
b)
Allusion
c)
Idiom
d)
Metaphor
46.
I knew I guy who collected candy canes, they were all in mint condition.
a)
Personification
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Pun
d)
Simile
47.
In the park all the bees buzzed while the birds chirped.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Pun
d)
Hyperbole
48.
The police officer was as angry as a bull.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Imagery
49.
These boxes weigh a ton.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Pun
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
50.
The trees danced in the wind.
a)
Hyberbole
b)
Imagery
c)
Personafication
d)
Oxymoron
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