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WorksheetsReading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following phrases is the best example of a poet's use of alliteration?
Cindy Ricketts was stellar with her collection of tickets
the foggy morning was as thick as potato soup
Little Lucy's laces were luckily laced as she licked her lime lollipop.
the man in the moon seemed to laugh at me
Which of the following demonstrates a poet's use of internal rhyme?
I went to town to buy a gown. I took the car and it wasn't far.
Spring comes early,
when you live on a farm.
There's new born life,
and sounds in the barn.
The pain caused by a friendship marred by betrayal is not easy to overcome.
A friend who can make you laugh is worth a handful who can't.
Which of the following is the best demonstration of onomatopoeia?
Oh, the bells, bells, bells!
What a tale their terror tells
Of Despair!
How they clang, and clash, and roar!
Just as the earth goes through seasons, so does a family in the course of time endure seasons.
My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us children every day
Just what should now be done.
We can't begin to tell you
Just how loved you are
We can't believe how time has flown
And how you've come so far
Read this excerpt of the poem, "Messy Fingers."
Sticky fingers, tangled hair,
scattered crayons everywhere.
Fancy artwork on the wall
drawn by little ones three feet tall.
What idea is the poet most likely trying to convey about the narrator?
The narrator is very angry at her children
The narrator is amused by watching a group of toddlers
The narrator is resentful for having to watch children
The narrator is hopeful the children will clean up
Why does the poem begin and end with the same line?
Oh cat I love you, dear
My BEST friend in fact
You are so soft and cuddly
No dog could take your place
Oh cat I love you, dear
To persuade others to like cats rather than dogs
To provide strong sound effects
To personify the cat
To emphasize the strong feelings the narrator has about his pet
Wind On The Hill
By A. A. Milne
No one can tell me,
Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
Where the wind goes.
It's flying from somewhere
As fast as it can,
I couldn't keep up with it,
Not if I ran.
But if I stopped holding
The string of my kite,
It would blow with the wind
For a day and a night.
And then when I found it,
Wherever it blew,
I should know that the wind
Had been going there too.
So then I could tell them
Where the wind goes…
But where the wind comes from
Nobody knows.
The poem is most likely about a speaker who...
is late to school for flying his kite for so long
enjoys flying kites with his family
is fascinated that you can't see wind, only its effects
is frustrated because the wind is blowing too hard
Snowball
By Shel Silverstein
I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first it wet the bed.
What can the reader conclude about the poem?
It is intended to show humor through a snowball melting in the bed.
It is intended to compare a snowball to a pillow.
It is intended to cause sadness at the loss of a new friend
It is intended to criticize the main character for using bad judgement.
The Rainbow
By Christina Rossetti
Boats sail on the rivers,
And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier than these.
There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
What element of poetry is displayed in lines 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Rhyme
The Moon
By Robert Louis Stevenson
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
Select which line of the poem demonstrates the use of a simile.
The howling dog by the door of the house,
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
Sing To Me, Autumn©
Patricia L. Cisco
Published: September 2016
Sing to me, Autumn, with the rustle of your leaves.
Breathe on me your spicy scents that flow within your breeze.
Dance with me, Autumn, your waltz that bends the boughs of trees.
Now tell me all the secrets you've whispered to the seas.
Sleep with me, Autumn, beneath your starlit skies.
Let your yellow harvest moon shimmer in our eyes.
Kiss me, Autumn, with your enchanting spellbound ways
That changes all you touch into crimson golden days.
Love me, Autumn, and behold this love so true
That I'll be waiting faithfully each year to be with you.
To best convey the idea that Autumn is a welcomed season to the speaker, she uses the element of...
Alliteration
Personification
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
