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WorksheetsElements of Poetry
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
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1.
Identify what type of figurative language is used in this example:
Bad habits grow with extra speed, Much like a healthy, growing weed.
Bad habits grow with extra speed, Much like a healthy, growing weed.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
Hyperbole is..
a)
An exaggerated comparison for effect.
b)
Compares something using like or as
c)
The use of words to imitate the sounds they make.
3.
A metaphor is..
a)
Two or more words which match in the same last sound
b)
Makes a comparison without using like or as
c)
A repeating pattern of sounds or words
4.
Which of the following is an example of 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.
5.
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!
6.
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.
7.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
8.
Which line of poetry displays onomatopoeia?
a)
I was told of his bold actions.
b)
The rope slowly floated away.
c)
I listened to the frogs croak and the geese squawk.
d)
The cat crawled over the concrete wall.
9.
Which poetic structure is similar to a paragraph in a story?
a)
Speaker
b)
Couplet
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
10.
Define imagery
a)
Words that bring out the five senses
b)
Words that mean the opposite of what's written
c)
Ideas that can only be expressed in poetry
d)
The patterns in the poem
11.
Using words to paint a picture in the reader's mind
a)
verse
b)
imagery
c)
rhythm
12.
What is an alliteration?
a)
words or phrases that have vivid descriptions that appeal to the five senses. It creates a picture in the reader’s mind.
b)
the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words.
c)
A comparison of two different things. It is like a simile without like or as.
d)
Giving things that are not human the personalities and actions of humans.
13.
What is personification?
a)
to repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem.
b)
Giving things that are not human the personalities and actions of humans.
c)
the musical quality of a poem using alliteration, meter, repetition, or rhyme.
d)
words that end in the same sound; end rhyme.
14.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
Drip—hiss—drip—hiss— fall the raindrops
Drip—hiss—drip—hiss— fall the raindrops
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
Read the poem below and identify the rhyme scheme.
I smelled the scent of a rose,
I inhaled the scent through my nose.
While allergic to pollen,
A sneeze came a callin'
And knocked me right off of my toes.
I smelled the scent of a rose,
I inhaled the scent through my nose.
While allergic to pollen,
A sneeze came a callin'
And knocked me right off of my toes.
a)
ABABB
b)
ABCAB
c)
AABBA
d)
There is no rhyme scheme in the poem.
16.
Apple orchards blossom there, and the air's like wine.
In this line, ____ is being compared to _____.
In this line, ____ is being compared to _____.
a)
song to a nest
b)
air to song
c)
blossoms to air
d)
air to wine
17.
Metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, and personification are all examples of ...........
a)
figurative language
b)
a way to compare two things
c)
neither A nor B
d)
both A and B
18.
Groups of lines in a poem are called
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
paragraphs
d)
parts
19.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
I turned to the candies Tiered like bleachers,
I turned to the candies Tiered like bleachers,
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
tone
20.
The following is an example o what type of figurative language?
A few cars hissing past,
A few cars hissing past,
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
21.
The following is an example fo what type of figurative language?
A flash of smoldering flame and fire
A flash of smoldering flame and fire
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
22.
What is:
The atmosphere of a piece of writing; the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.
The atmosphere of a piece of writing; the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.
a)
tone
b)
imagery
c)
mood
d)
poetry
23.
What is the author's attitude toward a subject.
a)
tone
b)
imagery
c)
mood
d)
poetry
24.
The mood of a poem is felt by the _________?
a)
author
b)
reader
25.
The following words are examples of _______________.
enthusiastic, silly, funny, happy, cheerful, upbeat, bright, groovy, triumphant, war-ready, courageous, amazed inspired, cool, prepared,
enthusiastic, silly, funny, happy, cheerful, upbeat, bright, groovy, triumphant, war-ready, courageous, amazed inspired, cool, prepared,
a)
Neutral mood words
b)
positive mood words
c)
negative mood words
26.
The following words are examples of ______________________.
angry, jealous, overwhelmed, irritated, pessimistic, depressed, embarrassed,
angry, jealous, overwhelmed, irritated, pessimistic, depressed, embarrassed,
a)
Neutral mood words
b)
Positive mood words
c)
Negative mood words
27.
The following can be examples of _______________________.
harsh, bitter, gloomy, impatient,ominous, demanding, angry, outraged, hostile, uneasy, sinister, violent, annoyed,
harsh, bitter, gloomy, impatient,ominous, demanding, angry, outraged, hostile, uneasy, sinister, violent, annoyed,
a)
Neutral tone words
b)
Positive tone words
c)
Negative tone words
28.
The following can be examples of __________________________.
cheerful, appreciative, friendly, admiring, delightful, confident, optimistic, comforting, approving
cheerful, appreciative, friendly, admiring, delightful, confident, optimistic, comforting, approving
a)
Neutral tone words
b)
Positive tone words
c)
Negative tone words
29.
The following words could be examples of __________________.
selfish, indirect, objective, impartial, direct, questioning,
selfish, indirect, objective, impartial, direct, questioning,
a)
Neutral tone words
b)
Positive tone words
c)
Negative tone words
30.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
31.
If you were asked to draw an illustration that went with the following lines of the poem, what piece of figurative language would you be using?
Imagine if your precious nose were sandwiched in between your toes, that clearly would not be a treat, for you’d be forced to smell your feet.
Imagine if your precious nose were sandwiched in between your toes, that clearly would not be a treat, for you’d be forced to smell your feet.
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Alliteration
32.
Which type of figurative language is the following an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.
Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
33.
What type of figurative language is the following an example of?
It was lonely here, says the narrow country road.
It was lonely here, says the narrow country road.
a)
Idiom
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Irony
34.
What is:
*The topic
*What the poem is literally about
*The topic
*What the poem is literally about
a)
Subject
b)
Tone
c)
Theme
d)
Mood
35.
What is:
*The main point the author is trying to make
*The lesson that readers learn about life
*The "moral"
*The main point the author is trying to make
*The lesson that readers learn about life
*The "moral"
a)
Subject
b)
Tone
c)
Theme
d)
Mood
36.
What word are you NOT suppose to use when you create a theme?
a)
and
b)
you
c)
life
d)
breath
37.
The theme needs to apply to _________, not just the poem/story you are reading.
a)
working
b)
school
c)
life
d)
playing
38.
The following lines are an example of what type of figurative language?
when ideas were oceans crashing,
when ideas were oceans crashing,
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
39.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
and they had a child, says the sandbox made from a tractor tire.
and they had a child, says the sandbox made from a tractor tire.
a)
Irony
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Simile
40.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die.
If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die.
a)
Simile
b)
Irony
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
41.
Love, friendship, family, and survival are all examples of _____________.
a)
The theme of a poem
b)
subjects of a poem
c)
The moral of a poem
d)
The purpose of a poem
42.
A "piece of cake," meaning something that is easy to understand or accomplish, is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
irony
b)
idiom
c)
alliteration
d)
mood
43.
Survival depends upon being resourceful is an example of ___________________.
a)
an idiom
b)
a subject
c)
a theme
d)
an metaphor
44.
What is:
a word combination that is used which has a different meaning than the literal meaning of each word.
a word combination that is used which has a different meaning than the literal meaning of each word.
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
subject
d)
theme
45.
What is:
When a word is used for the purpose of capturing the sound that is associated with it.
When a word is used for the purpose of capturing the sound that is associated with it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
irony
c)
theme
d)
onomatopoeia
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