WorksheetsPoetry Terms
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
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Class
Date
1.
Groups of lines in a poem are called
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
paragraphs
d)
parts
2.
The "beat" of the poem is called the
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme
c)
stanza
d)
alliteration
3.
When words end with the same sounds, the words
a)
verse
b)
rhyme
4.
Poems are meant to be read aloud.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
When a poem repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines, he or she is using
a)
rhyme
b)
stanza
c)
repetition
d)
alliteration
6.
A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
7.
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
adverb
8.
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
simile
9.
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
sensory detail
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
10.
A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
11.
Imagery that uses words and phrases that appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, & taste
a)
simile
b)
tone
c)
sensory detail
d)
theme
12.
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor
a)
tone
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
13.
The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
a)
tone
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
theme
14.
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
15.
What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
16.
What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
17.
What is the following statement an example of?
Hope is the thing with feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers
a)
SImile
b)
Metaphor
18.
"Paula Prue, I'm mad at you"
The above verse contains ________ rhyme.
The above verse contains ________ rhyme.
a)
internal
b)
end
c)
partial
d)
no
19.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Sound
c)
Onomotopoeia
d)
Rhythm
20.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
21.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
22.
It is going to rain tomorrow.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
23.
"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
24.
Give an example of personification
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
25.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
26.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
27.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
28.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
29.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A comparison not using like or as
c)
Words that are sounds
d)
A comparison using like or as
30.
What is imagery?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
The same beginning sound repeated
d)
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
31.
When two or more words have the same sound at the ends of lines is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
rhyme
32.
"The tea cup clinked and clanged as I put it down on the plate" is an example of:
a)
rhyme
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
33.
Words or phrases in writing that should not be taken literally:
a)
antonyms
b)
sensory details
c)
figurative language
d)
synonyms
34.
What is repetition?
a)
Repeating the beginning sounds of words
b)
Retelling what the poem was about
c)
Repeating words, lines, or stanzas in a poem for emphasis
d)
A pattern of rhyme in a poem
35.
Rhythm is....
a)
The beat you hear when reading a poem
b)
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
c)
what you use to determine meter
d)
all of the above
36.
What is a stanza?
a)
A group of words or a phrase in a poem
b)
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in poetry
c)
a pattern of rhyme in a poem
d)
repeating words, phrases, or lines for emphasis
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