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WorksheetsPoetry Quiz 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is the best example of alliteration:
a)
I like to eat lunch with Mrs. Ferguson.
b)
Mrs. Ferguson first fell forward and then face-first.
c)
Mrs. Robertson feels so loved by Louis and Mrs. Ferguson.
d)
Eating Subway is so gross.
2.
Mrs. Ferguson used a hyperbole the other day. Which one is it?
a)
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse and 1,000 Jello Pudding Cups!"
b)
"I am lucky to have Mrs. R around the corner from me. She's great!"
c)
"My son's name is Andrew, and he likes basketball."
d)
"I am a teacher at FCMS."
3.
A group of lines placed together to create a poem is called
a)
a stanza.
b)
a paragraph.
c)
the form.
d)
a poem.
4.
The author of a poem is called the
a)
writer.
b)
author.
c)
poet.
d)
speaker.
5.
A phrase or line repeated throughout a poem is called
a)
a refrain.
b)
repetition.
c)
rhyme.
d)
rhythm.
6.
The beat created by sounds and words in a poem is called
a)
a refrain.
b)
repetition.
c)
speaker.
d)
rhythm.
7.
What is it called when a word or image is used to represent something else? (Ex: An apple representing education)
a)
imagery
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
symbolism
8.
What is the pattern of a rhyme a poem follows called?
a)
Rhyme.
b)
Rhyme scheme.
c)
Rhythm.
d)
Alliteration.
9.
Poets may give human qualities to objects or ideas. This technique is called
a)
alliteration.
b)
humanization.
c)
personification.
d)
rhythm.
10.
A comparison of two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as" is called
a)
a simile.
b)
a comparison.
c)
a metaphor.
d)
a rhyme scheme.
11.
What is the main idea or meaning of a text called? Often this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work (like poetry).
a)
Sound.
b)
Theme.
c)
Form.
d)
Poetry.
12.
What was the rose a symbol for in "The Rose that Grew From Concrete" by Tupac?
a)
A person who beat all odds.
b)
A literal rose was growing through the broken concrete.
c)
A person who was a product of their environment that gave up.
d)
A person who had a dream, but they didn't know how to achieve it.
13.
What country was Robert Frost from?
a)
Russia.
b)
China.
c)
America.
d)
United Kingdom.
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