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Poetry +Writing

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a metaphor?

a)

When you describe something as because like something else.

b)

The beat of a poem

c)

When 2 things are compared by saying the first is the second.

d)

Words that sound like the thing they are describing.

2.
Is the following a simile or not?
Jesus is tall like a giraffe.
a)
simile
b)
not
3.
As cold as
a)
ice
b)
a July day
c)
a fresh baked cake
d)
a desert summer
4.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things 
d)
tells what a person is doing
5.

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."

What is being personified?

a)

High Heels

b)

The store

c)

Adele

d)

The store,Adele and the high heels

e)

None of the above.

6.

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

a)

poem

b)

stanza

c)

Story

d)

personification

7.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
8.

Two words that have the same ending sound are called...

a)

rhythm words

b)

repetitive words

c)

rhyming words

d)

stanza words

e)

ryhming words

9.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
10.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better.
This is an example of:
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
11.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

onomataapia

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Onamatapoeia

d)

Onomotapioa

12.

What is a caesura?

a)

A break or pause at the end of a line

b)

A pause any where on the poem's line,

c)

A piece of punctuation at the start of the line.

d)

A pause mid-line, created by a punctuation mark.

13.

What is a rhyme to remember how to spell rhythm?

a)

Remember how your thick hips move

b)

Remember your head thoroughly moves.

c)

Remember how thick hips move

d)

Rhyming helps your mind yell

14.
This is when a word sounds like the noise it makes. Snap! Crackle! Pop! Using this device really brings your writing to life.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Symbolism
15.
This is when an inanimate object is given human qualities
a)
Symbolism
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
16.
This is when words begin with the same sound or letters. 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Stanza
d)
Adjective
17.
Bill's mood is as sour as vinegar.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
18.
Sam was a pig for eating so much for dessert!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
19.
Little John was as meek as a lamb when he was introduced to his new class in kindergarten. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
20.
_____________ is a special type of poem that must paint a mental image in the reader's mind. It must have 17 syllables.
a)
Hokku
b)
limerick
c)
Haiku
d)
Sonnet
21.
woeful
a)
excited
b)
sad
c)
joyous
d)
dejected
22.

What is the difference between a half rhyme and a rhyme?

a)

One of them is half and one is full so that a half can be used if the poet wants to have a uneven rhyme pattern in the pieces.

b)

There is no difference and they are both the same because they are both rhymes.. This is a trick question.

c)

That a half rhyme has words that almost sound the same but not quite and a rhyme has words that sound the same.