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Prose and Poetry Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of poetry? 
a)
Reserved for expressing oneself in an artistic manner.
b)
Uses expressive  language.
c)
Uses line breaks to create a rhythm or emphasize an idea.
d)
It is considered narrative fiction.
2.
A line of a poem is most comparable to...
a)
A lion in the zoo.
b)
Standing in line
c)
A group of lines.
d)
 A row of seats at the movie theater. 
3.
A stanza most closely resembles a ___________ in a story. 
a)
Character
b)
Paragraph
c)
Title
d)
Chapter
4.
What type of poem is this?
a)
Open
b)
Concrete
c)
Traditional
d)
Lyric
5.
Mark the number of lines the poem has. 
It’s after Thanksgiving.
I’m full as can be.
I haven’t got room left
for even a pea.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
5
6.
Mark the correct number of stanzas the poem below has.
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.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
3
7.
What type of poem is this?
a)
Traditional
b)
Open
c)
Concrete
d)
Lyric
8.
Prose is ___________________.
a)
A song
b)
A poem
c)
Everyday writing
d)
A movie
9.
True or False
Poetry does not follow any rules. You are free to write your poem anyway you want
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of prose?

a)

Written using sentences and paragraphs.

b)

It has lines and stanzas.

c)

The first word of each sentence is capitalized.

d)

Written using sentences and stanzas.

11.
What type of poem is this?
a)
Traditional
b)
Descriptive
c)
Open(Free Verse)
d)
Concrete
12.
Is this an example of poetry or prose?
a)
Prose
b)
Poetry
13.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentences & paragraphs

b)

Sentences & stanzas

c)

Lines & paragraphs

d)

Lines & stanzas

14.

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Define "rhyme."

a)

Comparing two things using "like" or "as.

b)

The repetition of an ending sound.

c)

The repetition of a letter.

d)

The repetition of a word.

16.

A form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot

a)

Narrative

b)

Lyric

c)

Open

d)

Traditional

17.

Poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker; song like quality or set to a beat

a)

Traditional

b)

Narrative

c)

Lyric

d)

Concrete

18.

Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true and not be taken seriously.

a)

Lines

b)

Literal

c)

Comparison

d)

Figurative

19.

A poem that appeals to the five senses.

a)

Concrete

b)

Descriptive

c)

Traditional

d)

Narrative

20.

An exaggeration is

a)

not having a literal meaning.

b)

stating similarities and differences.

c)

to make something larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

d)

not figurative, but having the exact meaning.

21.

If something is mean to be taken literally, it means:

a)

exactly what is said

b)

the feeling you get from what is said

c)

language that has a different meaning than what is actually being said

d)

the dictionary definition of what is being said

22.

What is the definition of poetry?

a)

Any written work of language

b)

Any literature that is not poetry.

c)

a form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound, or structure to express something in an artistic way.

d)

A short story, published by a reputable company.

23.

What line best summarizes the poem?

a)

Peggy Ann really loves school

b)

Peggy Ann is "sick" until she realizes it is Saturday

c)

Peggy Ann is very sick

d)

Peggy Ann wants to go outside and play instead of going to school

24.

"I'd throw my hand on a blade for ya" is an/a

a)

exaggeration

b)

literal statement

25.

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.

a)

pictures

b)

words

c)

theme

d)

facial expressions

26.

What is the "mood" of a story?

a)

Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

b)

The time and place of the story.

c)

The summary of events of the story.

d)

The lesson the reader learns from the story.

27.

What is the "tone" of a story?

a)

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

b)

The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

c)

The time and place of the story

d)

The summary of events in the story

28.

"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?

a)

excited

b)

happy

c)

serious

d)

somber

29.

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).

a)

pleased

b)

happy

c)

angry

d)

suspicious

30.

"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?

a)

romantic

b)

sorrowful

c)

joyful

d)

suspenseful

31.

Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?

Father: We are going to Disney World!

Son: Yay!!!!

a)

irritated

b)

uninterested

c)

annoyed

d)

ecstatic

32.

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

a)

humurous

b)

persuasive

c)

anxious

d)

cheerful

33.

Does "mood" focus on the audience or the narrator?

a)

Reader

b)

Author

34.

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

35.

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.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

36.

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

37.

Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

38.

Sound words

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

39.

An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

40.

What is the following statement an example of?

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

41.

What is the following statement an example of?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

42.

"To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells..."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

43.

"The wind stood up and gave a shout"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

44.

Danny's room is a pig-sty.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

45.

"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"

a)

Imagery

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

46.

"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

47.

The crazy car is colorful.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

48.

Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

49.

'How sweet the sobbing violin!' is an example of:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

50.

These shoes take 50 million years to put on.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration