WorksheetsPoetry Check-Up
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem (ex. aabba)
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Repetition
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Free Verse
2.
A single unit in a poem; can be a word, a phrase, or a complete sentence.
a)
Stanza
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Theme
d)
Line
3.
A group of lines in a poem.
a)
Stanza
b)
Line
c)
Sentence
d)
Paragraph
4.
"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously."
Is an example of what poetic technique?
Is an example of what poetic technique?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
5.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
6.
It is going to rain tomorrow?
Is an example of what poetic technique?
Is an example of what poetic technique?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
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.
Which of the following is an example of 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.
9.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
10.
Hyperbole is a phrase that...
a)
compare two unlike things
b)
exaggerates
c)
give person-like qualities to animals and things
d)
have a different meaning than the words.
11.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
12.
Which of the following is the definition of 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
13.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
14.
When two or more words have the same sound at the ends of lines is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
rhyme
15.
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
16.
"The tea cup clinked and clanged as I put it down on the plate." Is an example of what poetic technique?
a)
rhyme
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
17.
Words or phrases in writing that should not be taken literally:
a)
antonyms
b)
sensory details
c)
figurative language
d)
synonyms
18.
"My head was a burning bush after we finished jogging." Is an example of what poetic technique?
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
personification
19.
When human qualities are given to nonliving objects is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personficiation
20.
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
21.
Our soldiers are as brave as lions. This means...
a)
The soldiers are courageous.
b)
The soldiers are big.
c)
The soldiers look like lions.
d)
The soldiers disguise themselves like lions.
22.
It's a piece of cake. This is an example of what poetic technique?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration
23.
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!
(From “There was an Old Man with a Beard” by Edward Lear)
The rhyme pattern used is...
Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!
(From “There was an Old Man with a Beard” by Edward Lear)
The rhyme pattern used is...
a)
ABCDE
b)
AABBA
c)
AABBBB
d)
ABCCD
24.
"I told you 100 times to take the garbage out," cried the mom. This example uses what poetic technique?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
25.
The snow is a pretty white blanket that covers the ground. What was the poetic devise used in this poem?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
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