WorksheetsPoetry Pre-Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
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Class
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1.
A metaphor is
a)
a direct comparison of two unlike things
b)
a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
c)
the giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
d)
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2.
A simile is
a)
a direct comparison of two unlike things
b)
a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
c)
the giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
d)
unsure
3.
Personification is
a)
. a word or group of words that imitate the sound it’s describing
b)
a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
c)
the giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
d)
unsure
4.
Onomatopoeia is
a)
a word or group of words that imitate the sound it’s describing
b)
a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
c)
the giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
d)
Unsure
5.
A symbol is
a)
a word or group of words that imitate the sound it’s describing
b)
a concrete idea (object, person, place, etc.) that stands for an abstract one (love, creation, etc
c)
the giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
d)
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6.
My dad is a bear in the mornings is an example of
a)
a metaphor
b)
a simile
c)
personification
d)
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7.
Her face is like the sun, brightening up the room is an example of
a)
a metaphor
b)
a simile
c)
personification
d)
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8.
The car’s engine coughed black smoke is an example of
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
a simile
c)
personification
d)
unsure
9.
A rhymed couplet is
a)
two words, side by side, that rhyme
b)
two successive lines in poetry that rhyme
c)
a rhyme of two syllables
d)
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10.
End rhyme is
a)
rhyme that takes place at the end of two words side by side
b)
two successive lines in poetry that rhyme
c)
rhyme that takes place at the end of two lines, successive or not
d)
unsure
11.
Internal rhyme is
a)
rhyme that takes place at the end of two words side by side
b)
rhyme that takes place within a line of poetry
c)
rhyme that takes place at the end of two lines, successive or not
d)
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12.
Meter is
a)
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
b)
the pattern of rhythm in a poem
c)
imagery in a poem
d)
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13.
An iamb is
a)
two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
b)
one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
c)
one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
d)
unsure
14.
A trochee is
a)
two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
b)
one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
c)
one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
d)
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15.
An anapest is
a)
two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
b)
two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
c)
one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
d)
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16.
A dactyl is
a)
two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
b)
two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
c)
one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
d)
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17.
Alliteration is
a)
repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in the same phrase
b)
repeated vowel sounds in words in the same phrase
c)
repeated consonant sounds within words in the same phrase
d)
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18.
Assonance is
a)
repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in the same phrase
b)
repeated vowel sounds in words in the same phrase
c)
repeated vowel sounds in words in the same phrase
d)
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19.
Consonance is
a)
repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in the same phrase
b)
repeated vowel sounds in words in the same phrase
c)
repeated consonant sounds within words in the same phrase
d)
unsure
20.
Lyric poetry is
a)
poetry that is relatively short and relates an emotion
b)
poetry that tells a story
c)
poetry that is told as from a character and reveals a situation or story
d)
unsure
21.
Dramatic poetry is
a)
poetry that is relatively short and relates an emotion
b)
poetry that tells a story
c)
poetry that is told as from a character and reveals a situation or story
d)
unsure
22.
Narrative poetry is
a)
poetry that is relatively short and relates an emotion
b)
poetry that tells a story
c)
poetry that is told as from a character and reveals a situation or story
d)
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23.
A sonnet is
a)
a poem that utilizes 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
b)
a poem that is written in 3 lines, 17 total syllables, and no rhyme
c)
a poem that utilizes a certain rhythm, but no rhyme
d)
unsure
24.
Blank verse is
a)
a poem that utilizes 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme
b)
a poem that is written in 3 lines, 17 total syllables, and no rhyme
c)
a poem that utilizes a certain rhythm, but no rhyme
d)
unsure
25.
Tone in poetry refers to
a)
the “beat” an author is attempting to create
b)
the visual sense an author is attempting to create
c)
the mood, feeling, or attitude the author is attempting to create
d)
unsure
26.
Imagery in poetry refers to
a)
the “beat” an author is attempting to create
b)
the visual sense an author is attempting to create
c)
the mood, feeling, or attitude the author is attempting to create
d)
unsure
27.
Rhythm in poetry refers to
a)
the “beat” an author is attempting to create
b)
the visual sense an author is attempting to create
c)
the mood, feeling, or attitude the author is attempting to create
d)
unsure
28.
Melody in poetry refers to
a)
the “beat” an author is attempting to create
b)
the auditory (hearing) sense an author is attempting to create
c)
the mood, feeling, or attitude the author is attempting to create
d)
unsure
29.
Denotation is
a)
the dictionary definition or surface meaning of a word
b)
the emotional associations that accompany a word
c)
the combustion of a word
d)
unsure
30.
Connotation is
a)
the dictionary definition or surface meaning of a word
b)
the emotional associations that accompany a word
c)
the combustion of a word
d)
unsure
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