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WorksheetsPoetry Unit Pre-Test
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 22mins
Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.
Sound
Sight
Taste
Touch
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"
My father is a bear in the morning.
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Read the poem below:
the drum
by Nikki Giovanni
daddy says the world is
a drum tight and hard
and i told him
i’m gonna beat
out my own rhythm
What comparison does the poem make?
She compares herself to a rhythm.
The poem compares the world to a drum.
The speaker compares her father to the world.
The speaker compares her father to a drum.
Read the poem below:
My Dog
-Sharon Hendricks
His bark breaks the sound barrier
His nose is as cold as an ice box.
The wag of his tail causes hurricanes
His jump causes falling rocks.
He eats a mountain of dog food
And drinks a water fall dry.
But though he breaks the bank
He's the apple of my eye.
How does the tone of the poem change?
The speaker is sad about her missing dog but happy when he is found.
The speaker spends most of the poem praising her dog but ends up wishing she had never adopted him.
The speaker spends most of the poem complaining about her dog but then admits to adoring him.
The speaker describes the dog's appearance and then describes the dog's personality.
Read the poem below:
My Dog
-Sharon Hendricks
His bark breaks the sound barrier
His nose is as cold as an ice box.
The wag of his tail causes hurricanes
His jump causes falling rocks.
He eats a mountain of dog food
And drinks a water fall dry.
But though he breaks the bank
He's the apple of my eye.
All of the underlined lines contain an example of ...
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
