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WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
The following line is an example of which sound device?
I think I like the bright, pink kite.
I think I like the bright, pink kite.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
consonance
c)
repetition
d)
alliteration
2.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
a)
Diction
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Theme
3.
A figure of speech in which an exaggerated statement is made.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Enjambment
c)
Assonance
d)
Free Verse
4.
A word that sounds like what it means.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Consonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Verse
5.
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
a)
Symbol
b)
Theme
c)
Allusion
d)
Enjambment
6.
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
a)
Theme
b)
Tone
c)
Verse
d)
Hyperbole
7.
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
a)
Plot Elements
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Literal Language
8.
A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph or verse
a)
Lines
b)
Chorus
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
9.
Dictionary definition of the word
a)
Connotation
b)
Dictionary
c)
Denotation
d)
Feelings, thoughts
10.
Words within the lines that rhyme
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
End Rhyme
11.
The pattern of end rhyme
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Slant Rhyme
12.
Words at the end of lines that rhyme is cammed an
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Internal Rhyme
c)
Exact Rhyme
d)
Near Rhyme
13.
The following line is an example of which sound device?
"Poetry is old, ancient, goes far back."
"Poetry is old, ancient, goes far back."
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
repetition
d)
consonance
14.
All of the following are considered part of a poem's structure except for
a)
Line Length
b)
Word Positioning
c)
Significant Punctuation
d)
Figurative Language
15.
Which literary device is being conveyed in the following line?
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so"
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so"
a)
juxtaposition
b)
metaphor
c)
symbolism
d)
apostrophe
16.
What is the name of the literary technique where two contrasting ideas are placed side by side in order to show a contrasting effect?
a)
symbolism
b)
juxtaposition
c)
apostrophe
d)
Rhyme
17.
The following line conveys which sound device?
"Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary"
"Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary"
a)
a rhyme scheme
b)
an internal rhyme
c)
an end rhyme
18.
All of the following artistic choices could be made to speed up the reading pace of a poem except for
a)
the use of rhyme and rhyme scheme throughout the poem
b)
the use of sound devices such as alliteration and consonance
c)
the integration of punctuation such as commas or dashes frequently used throughout the poem
d)
the elimination of or use of minimal punctuation throughout the poem
19.
All of the following artistic choices would add layers of meaning to the central theme of a poem except for
a)
the use of symbolism
b)
the use of an extended metaphor
c)
the use of figurative language
d)
the use of an intricate rhyme scheme
20.
Poetry should always be read at least twice. Once for its literal meaning and twice for understanding of
a)
the denotation
b)
theme
c)
connotation
d)
text features
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