WorksheetsProse and Poetry Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
It’s after Thanksgiving.
I’m full as can be.
I haven’t got room left
for even a pea.
It’s after Thanksgiving.
I’m full as can be.
I haven’t got room left
for even a pea.
I probably gobbled
too much at our feast.
I’m straining in pain and
my waistline’s increased.
Poetry does not follow any rules. You are free to write your poem anyway you want
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of prose?
Written using sentences and paragraphs.
It has lines and stanzas.
The first word of each sentence is capitalized.
Written using sentences and stanzas.
What structure is poetry written in?
Sentences & paragraphs
Sentences & stanzas
Lines & paragraphs
Lines & stanzas
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
True
False
Define "rhyme."
Comparing two things using "like" or "as.
The repetition of an ending sound.
The repetition of a letter.
The repetition of a word.
A form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot
Narrative
Lyric
Open
Traditional
Poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker; song like quality or set to a beat
Traditional
Narrative
Lyric
Concrete
Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true and not be taken seriously.
Lines
Literal
Comparison
Figurative
A poem that appeals to the five senses.
Concrete
Descriptive
Traditional
Narrative
An exaggeration is
not having a literal meaning.
stating similarities and differences.
to make something larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
not figurative, but having the exact meaning.
If something is mean to be taken literally, it means:
exactly what is said
the feeling you get from what is said
language that has a different meaning than what is actually being said
the dictionary definition of what is being said
What is the definition of poetry?
Any written work of language
Any literature that is not poetry.
a form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound, or structure to express something in an artistic way.
A short story, published by a reputable company.
What line best summarizes the poem?
Peggy Ann really loves school
Peggy Ann is "sick" until she realizes it is Saturday
Peggy Ann is very sick
Peggy Ann wants to go outside and play instead of going to school
"I'd throw my hand on a blade for ya" is an/a
exaggeration
literal statement
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
pictures
words
theme
facial expressions
What is the "mood" of a story?
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
The time and place of the story.
The summary of events of the story.
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
What is the "tone" of a story?
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The time and place of the story
The summary of events in the story
"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).
What is the tone of the dialogue?
excited
happy
serious
somber
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
pleased
happy
angry
suspicious
"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106).
What is the mood of the passage?
romantic
sorrowful
joyful
suspenseful
Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?
Father: We are going to Disney World!
Son: Yay!!!!
irritated
uninterested
annoyed
ecstatic
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
humurous
persuasive
anxious
cheerful
Does "mood" focus on the audience or the narrator?
Reader
Author
A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Sound words
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
"To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells..."
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
"The wind stood up and gave a shout"
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Danny's room is a pig-sty.
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"
Imagery
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
The crazy car is colorful.
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
'How sweet the sobbing violin!' is an example of:
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
These shoes take 50 million years to put on.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
