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Poetry Terms

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Paragraph foreshadowing
Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human.
a)
The Argonauts saw fire so they thought they saw humans
b)
The fog muffled the voices, so they thought they just had the first close encounter with aliens in history.
c)
The voices were not human at all and they are in danger.
d)
The voices are not human and are goldy voices
2.

Most monsters don’t mind making messes.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

3.

My dad knows everything about cars.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

4.

The ice sculptor’s hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

5.

Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

6.

The candle flame danced in the dark.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

7.

We welcomed all the wise men from the West.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

8.

The shingles on the shack shook in the storm winds like scared children.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

9.

She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

10.

Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

11.

Nobody can beat level six.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

12.

The sunflowers nodded in the wind.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

13.

Try the turkey tacos; they’re quite tasty.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

14.

Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

15.
What is a characteristic of a ballad?
a)
short
b)
tells a story
c)
abstract
d)
100 pages
16.

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

17.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gathering--mob
a)
gathering
b)
mob
18.
When a word imitates the sound of something, it is called . . .
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
figurative language
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
19.
A word that has the same ending sound as another word is a . . .
a)
sonnet
b)
rhyme
c)
rhythm
d)
couplet
20.
A ______________ is two lines of poetry that usually rhyme.
a)
sonnet
b)
haiku
c)
poem
d)
couplet
21.
This type of figurative language uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things.
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
22.
What type of poem has 14 lines written in a certain meter and with a special rhyme scheme?
a)
couplet
b)
rhythm
c)
haiku
d)
sonnet
23.

Diction is the literary term that means

a)

The connections we have with words

b)

An author's choice of words

c)

The definition of words

d)

The common way of speaking with friends

24.

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

a)

Synonym

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Diction

25.

Denotation is a word's ____________.

a)

Literal, dictionary definition

b)

Emotional meaning

c)

Diction

d)

Mood

26.
A line of poetry that has a natural pause at the end, usually marked by punctuation
a)
End-stopped
b)
Couplet
c)
Internal Rhyme
d)
Refrain
27.
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit. 
a)
Refrain
b)
Couplet
c)
Stanza
d)
Organization
28.

What is significant about free verse poetry?

a)

it has to rhyme

b)

it has to be a certain length

c)

it does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern

d)

it has to be written with proper punctuation

29.

What is imagery?

a)

a comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

sound words

c)

using your imagination

d)

the use of sensory details that allow the reader to picture the scene

30.

What type of figurative language is a comparison NOT using "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personfication

d)

onomatopoeia

31.

Which of the following is an example of ALLITERATION?

a)

My mama made cookies.

b)

Tracy made a cake.

c)

Sarah ate ice cream.

d)

Tina drank lemonade.

32.

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

The leaves rustled in the wind.

b)

The wind whistled through the trees.

c)

The wind caused the tree to lose some branches.

d)

The tree branch crashed down in the wind.

33.

Which of the following is an example of a SIMILE?

a)

The sunset was as red as a firetruck.

b)

The sunset was a red firetruck.

c)

The sunset was red.

d)

The sunset was red and yellow.

34.

What type of figurative language is giving an object human qualities?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personfication

d)

onomatopoeia

35.

What type of figurative language is a comparison using "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

36.
A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.
a)
parody
b)
pedantic
c)
periodic sentence
d)
point of view
37.
It was the first football game for the Gators.  The coach asked if everyone was ready.  The players jumped and replied, "Yes!" 
In what tone did the Gators's reply?
a)
Calm
b)
Serious
c)
Happy
d)
Enthusiastic
38.
What is the tone of this image? 
a)
elated
b)
appreciative
c)
accusing
d)
conceited

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