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Poetry Practice

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

consonance

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the ends of words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

connotation

3.

the repetition of vowel sounds

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

connotation

4.

the genre of literature in which lines and stanzas are the building blocks

a)

poetry

b)

prose

c)

drama

d)

fiction

5.

dialogue and stage directions are the building blocks of what genre

a)

poetry

b)

prose

c)

drama

d)

tragedy

6.

What genre are these: stories, essays, newspaper articles, novels, biographies, autobiographies...

a)

poetry

b)

prose

c)

drama

d)

fiction

7.

a grouping of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph in prose

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

volta

d)

stigma

8.

when two or more words in the same line rhyme

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

line rhyme

d)

slant rhyme

9.

A rhyme scheme is based on what?

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

near rhyme

d)

close rhyme

10.

a poem that is written in iambic pentameter and typically does not have a rhyme scheme

a)

free verse

b)

structured poem

c)

blank verse

d)

sonnet

11.

a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter

a)

structured poem

b)

sonnet

c)

blank verse

d)

free verse

12.

the letter pattern assigned to a poem based on its end rhyme

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

slant scheme

c)

rhythm scheme

d)

syllable scheme

13.

a poem that has a specific rhyme scheme or rhythm pattern

a)

blank verse

b)

free verse

c)

concrete poem

d)

structured poem

14.

Which word below DOES NOT have 5 syllables?

a)

exasperation

b)

generosity

c)

personification

d)

abominable

15.

In which word below is the Y a consonant?

a)

elasticity

b)

canyon

c)

rhythm

d)

multiply

16.

The following words are examples of what?

hiss, buzz, knock, hush

a)

personification

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idioms

17.

the reuse of a word or phrase to emphasize a theme

a)

repetition

b)

refrain

c)

rhyme

d)

redundancy

18.

the reuse of a phrase or line at REGULAR INTERVALS throughout a poem

a)

anaphora

b)

repetition

c)

refrain

d)

chorus

19.

the reuse of a word or phrase at the beginning of various lines

a)

anaphora

b)

repetition

c)

refrain

d)

chorus

20.

the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

pentameter

d)

scheme

21.

Which of the following represents iambic pentameter?

a)

u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u /

b)

/ u / u / u / u

c)

u u / u u / u u / u u / u u /

d)

u / u / u / u / u /

22.

True or False? Works cited pages and poems are set up in hanging indentation.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

a 4-line stanza is called a

a)

quadruplet

b)

quatro

c)

quatrain

d)

quartet

24.

an 8-line stanza is called a(n)

a)

octopus

b)

octagon

c)

octave

d)

octadic

25.

What sound is alliterated in this line?


Whatever I see, I swallow immediately

a)

the long e sound

b)

the w sound

c)

the s sound

d)

the t sound

26.

Which of the following shows the correct marking for assonance?

a)

when by now and tree by leaf

b)

stars rain sun moon

c)

one day anyone died i guess

d)

little by little and was by was

27.

Which of the following is the correct marking of consonance?

a)

for his civility

b)

for only gossamer, my gown

c)

I first surmised the Horses Heads

d)

at Recess-- in the Ring--

28.

The line below includes what literary devices?


Bent double, like old beggars under sacks

a)

alliteration of the b sound and a simile

b)

consonance of the d sound and a simile

c)

a metaphor and consonance of the b sound

d)

personification and the alliteration of the b sound

29.

The line below contains what literary devices?


What happens to a dream deferred?

a)

assonance of the long e sound and the long a sound

b)

alliteration of the d sound and assonance of the long e sound

c)

consonance of the r sound and the d sound

d)

consonance of the p sound and alliteration of the d sound

30.

What literary device is in the following line?


Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

31.

What color(s) is symbolized in the following line?


And water'd heaven with their tears

a)

white and blue

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

white and gray

32.

What sound device is indicated in the line below?


Burnt the fire of thine eyes

a)

alliteration

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

none of the above

33.

What sound device is indicated in the line below?


Tyger! Tyger! burning bright

a)

alliteration of the t and b sounds

b)

alliteration of the b sounds only

c)

consonance of the r sound and alliteration of the b sound

d)

assonance of the long i sound and alliteration of the b sound

34.

Which 2 vowel sounds create assonance in the following line?


He pitied me; and very sweet it is

a)

the long e and the long i

b)

the long e and short e

c)

the long e and the short i

d)

the short e and the long i

35.

What literary devices are in the following line?


'Hush, Tom! never mind it, for, when your head's bare

a)

consonance of the m sound

b)

consonance of the r sound and alliteration of the w sound

c)

onomatopoeia and the alliteration of the h sound

d)

alliteration of the h sound and assonance of the long i sound

36.

What colors are symbolized in the following line?


He's have God for his father and never want joy.

a)

white and yellow

b)

just white

c)

just yellow

d)

white and blue

37.

What seasons are represented in the following lines?


When my mother died I was very young,

And my father sold me while yet my tongue

Could scarcely cry 'Weep! weep! weep! weep!'

So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

a)

spring and summer

b)

autumn and winter

c)

winter and spring

d)

summer and autumn

38.

What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?


When my mother died I was very young,

And my father sold me while yet my tongue

Could scarcely cry 'Weep! weep! weep! weep!'

So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABCD

d)

AAAA

39.

What sound is alliterated in the following line?


When my mother died I was very young,

a)

y

b)

m

c)

w

d)

i

40.

What sound is alliterated in the following line?


So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

a)

e

b)

z

c)

s

d)

i

41.

True or False? There is a religious allusion in the following line:


That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved; so I said

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What literary device is evident in the following line?


Flick stands tall among the idiot pumps

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

43.

What colors are symbolized in the following lines?


The angels, not half so happy in heaven,

Went envying her and me;

a)

white

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

all of the above

44.

What color or colors are being symbolized in the following lines?


And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea;

a)

blue and purple

b)

purple and gray

c)

white

d)

all of the above

45.

What sound creates assonance in the following line?


We slowly drove--He knew no haste

a)

h

b)

short e

c)

n

d)

long o