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WorksheetsPoetry Terms Rev
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 39mins
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1.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
2.
Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.
a)
egg, chips and cola
b)
coffee, cakes and tea
c)
coffee, cakes and cola
d)
fish, chips and coffee
3.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
4.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
5.
I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
What did you do this time?!
6.
Your soul will follow.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
7.
She soothed her secret sorrow.
a)
alliteration
b)
onamatopoeia
c)
imagery
d)
personification
8.
Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night.
a)
rhythm
b)
alliteration
c)
onamotapoeia
d)
hyperbole
9.
sound words
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
onomatopoeia
10.
a)
Free Verse
b)
Limerick
c)
Haiku
d)
Ballad
11.
a narrative poem of longer length; usually tells a sad or tragic story; contains many stanzas
a)
couplet
b)
haiku
c)
rhyme
d)
ballad
12.
Diction is the literary term that means
a)
The connections we have with words
b)
An author's choice of words
c)
The definition of words
d)
The common way of speaking with friends
13.
Which word has to do with the emotions a writer expresses towards the topic of his story?
a)
mood
b)
denotation
c)
tone
d)
connotation
14.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about allusions?
a)
They often overlap with imaginative comparisons
b)
They contribute to a work's mood or tone
c)
They are usually universally understandable
d)
They compress ideas or emotions into a short statement
15.
Allusions are based primarily on
a)
personal intuition
b)
shared knowledge
c)
imaginative comparisons
d)
cultural symbols
16.
An "allusion" is a reference to what?
a)
a well-known place
b)
a well-known event
c)
a well-known work of art or literature
d)
All of the above
17.
poetry that lacks a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
a)
myth
b)
free verse
c)
objective
d)
onomatopoeia
18.
What poem has no set rules?
a)
Free verse
b)
Lyrics
c)
Parody
19.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
20.
The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
21.
Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
22.
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
23.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
24.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
25.
What is internal rhyme?
a)
Where two words rhyme at the end of lines in poetry
b)
Where two words in the same line rhyme
26.
an author's word choice
a)
imagery
b)
tone
c)
diction
d)
denotation
27.
a half rhyme; words that are intended to rhyme but are not an exact rhyme
a)
end rhyme
b)
slant rhyme
c)
internal rhyme
d)
rhyme scheme
28.
Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?
a)
Hop and mop
b)
Jump and pump
c)
Frog and rabbit
d)
Bridge and grudge
29.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
30.
In poetry, what is "meter" ?
a)
Words that sound the same
b)
Sophisticated vocabulary
c)
The pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
d)
The length of a poem
31.
Free verse poetry does not have...
a)
stanzas
b)
plot or conflict
c)
rhyme or rhythm
d)
serious topic
32.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
33.
The use of an image or an object to stand for something else
a)
Imagery
b)
Symbolism
c)
Theme
d)
Denotation
34.
What is the symbolic significance of this symbol?
a)
A book filled with religious stories.
b)
faith, God, religion.
c)
Death, darkness, sadness, race, politics.
d)
A book of stories of the future.
35.
What does the apple symbolize in the image
a)
Snow White's death and destruction
b)
Snow White's beauty and charm
36.
An illustrator draws a picture of a person intently watching a bird fly overhead. What is the bird representing?
a)
freedom
b)
knowledge
c)
the chosen one
d)
birth
37.
Harry Potter has a scar on his forehead. This scar symbolizes
a)
a family name
b)
royalty
c)
the chosen one
d)
a fight with a leader
38.
An illustrator draws a picture of darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be?
a)
night
b)
calm
c)
death
d)
freedom
39.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
40.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
41.
What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
a)
Eerie
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Passionate
d)
Humorous
42.
Tone can best described as
a)
attitude of the reader
b)
the overall mood or feeling in a story
c)
the author's attitude toward his writing
d)
reader's point of view
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