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Poetry Unit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the rhyming pattern of this poem:


Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow,

And every where that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go;

He followed her to school one day—

That was against the rule,

It made the children laugh and play,

To see a lamb at school.

a)

ABABDEDE

b)

ABCBDEDE

c)

ABCDEFGH

d)

ABABABABA

2.

What is this poem about?


We’re at the end

The very end

The very

Very

Very

End

No more words

Or pictures. Look!

No more stories in this book.

But there are other Books to read

Hundreds,

Thousands,

All we need.

a)

The end of the road

b)

Working Hard

c)

Eating a Sandwich

d)

Finishing a book

3.

What would be the best way to express sadness?

a)

His guitar hummed a blue tune that echoed through the hall.

b)

Her heart skipped and hopped and jumped as she waited for the news.

c)

The dog's smile disappeared and was replaced by a low growl and a row of yellow teeth.

d)

The baby giggled and jiggled and wriggled in her seat.

4.

What word rhymes with "pour"?

a)

hour

b)

tour

c)

door

d)

power

5.

How do I know if I'm reading a poem?

a)

It rhymes.

b)

It can match a song.

c)

It doesn't make sense.

d)

It shows emotion or ideas using a variety of tools.

6.
All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The writer of a poem is called...
a)
poet
b)
illustrator
c)
author
d)
smart person
8.

Read these lines from the poem.


I ran for the bus, but the bus had left.

I raced to school, I really, really, buzzed,


The poet uses these lines mainly to show that the speaker-

a)

is in a hurry

b)

wants to find out more about dinosaurs

c)

does not want to go to school

d)

is excited about riding the bus

9.

Read these lines from the poem


The dinosaur roared, "Sit down at your desk!"


These lines mainly help the reader imagine what the dinosaur-

a)

feels like

b)

sounds like

c)

looks like

d)

smells likes

10.
What is free verse poetry?
a)
tells a story
b)
poet expresses feelings and emotions
c)
does not have a pattern or rhyme
d)
based on a pattern
11.
What is lyrical poetry?
a)
tells a story
b)
poet expresses feelings and emotions
c)
based on a pattern
d)
does not have a pattern or rhyme
12.
What is narrative Poetry?
a)
tells a story
b)
based on a pattern
c)
poet expresses feelings and emotions
d)
does not have a pattern or rhyme
13.
A poem that uses funny words to describe a topic is called...
a)
Patterned Poetry
b)
Lyrical Poetry
c)
Humorous Poetry
d)
Narrative Poetry
14.
a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create effects
a)
personification
b)
figurative language
c)
poetry
d)
line
15.
Ex: The crocodile's teeth are white daggers.
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
poetry
16.
Ex: The lightening danced across the night sky.
a)
stanza
b)
hyperbole
c)
symbol
d)
personification
17.
Ex: It was as boring as watching paint dry.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
imagery
18.
Ex: an olive branch usually represents the idea of peace.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
symbol
d)
metaphor
19.
compares two things using "like" or "as"
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
symbol
20.
words or phrases that appeal to the five senses
a)
figurative language
b)
imagery
c)
symbol
d)
speaker