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WorksheetsPoetry Pow Wow
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables is called:
a)
Meter
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Verse rap
2.
The pattern of rhyming lines such as: ABAB or ABBA is called:
a)
Myth
b)
Rhyme scheme
c)
Graphic element
3.
Using symbols to signify ideas or qualities that are different from their literal meaning is the use of:
a)
symbolism
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
4.
Figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities is called:
a)
Idiom
b)
Humanism
c)
Personification
5.
An expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of the words is called:
a)
Idiom
b)
Meter
c)
Theming
6.
"This book weighs a ton" is an example of:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Graphic elements
7.
Capital letters, the line length, word position-- in other words the "shape" of the poem--are all examples of:
a)
Meter
b)
Graphic elements of poetry
c)
Myth
8.
A word that imitates, resembles, or suggests the source of the sound that it describes is called:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
9.
When the author compares two things using the words "like" or "as" it is called a:
a)
Figurative language
b)
Exaggeration
c)
Simile
10.
A direct comparison of two things is called:
a)
Meter
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
11.
"Kaboom!" is an example of:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Idiom
c)
Graphic elements of poertry
12.
"Her eyes were fireflies" is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Graphic elements of poetry
13.
"Tom took ten tomatoes to Tina on Tuesday" is an example of:
a)
Rhyme scheme
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
14.
"He is as hungry as a horse!" is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Graphic elements of poetry
15.
"Molly woke up on the wrong side of the bed" is an example of a(n):
a)
Rhyme Scheme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
16.
"The clouds were angry today!" is an example of:
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
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