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WorksheetsPoetryReview
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The use of words to imitate sounds. Ex. Buzz, ring
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
A comparison between unlike things using “like” or “as.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
3.
Giving something that is not human, human qualities
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
4.
Extreme exaggeration
a)
stanza
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
5.
Poets do not write in sentences, but in _________.
a)
stanzas
b)
lines
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
free verse
6.
A comparison between unlike things without using “like” or “as”.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word. Ex. Tongue twister
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
8.
Identify the rhyme scheme
roses are red
violets are blue
sugar is sweet
and so are you
roses are red
violets are blue
sugar is sweet
and so are you
a)
abab
b)
aabb
c)
abca
d)
abcb
9.
Identify the rhyme scheme
I do not like green eggs & ham
I do not like them Sam I am
I do not like them in a boat
I do not like them with a goat
I do not like green eggs & ham
I do not like them Sam I am
I do not like them in a boat
I do not like them with a goat
a)
abab
b)
abca
c)
aabb
d)
abba
10.
The bread jumped out of the toaster.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
11.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
12.
The wind danced through the leaves.
What type of figurative language is this?
What type of figurative language is this?
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
13.
POP!
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
14.
She is a mountain.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
15.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
16.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
17.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
19.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
20.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
a)
stanza
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
optical illusion
d)
imagery
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