Worksheetspoetry terms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 34mins
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 group of lines in a poem.
a)
Stanza
b)
Line
c)
Sentence
d)
Paragraph
3.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Sound
c)
Onomotopoeia
d)
Rhythm
4.
Hyperboles are phrases that
a)
compare two unlike things
b)
exaggerate
c)
give person-like qualities to animals and things
d)
have a different meaning than the words.
5.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
6.
It is going to rain tomorrow.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
7.
Give 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
8.
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
9.
Identify the Simile below...
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.
Time flies by!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
11.
I am as hungry as a bear!
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
12.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
13.
The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
14.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
15.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
16.
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
17.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
18.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
19.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
20.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
21.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
22.
"Plunk" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
23.
"I sang like a bird" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
24.
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.
25.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
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