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Poetry Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Repeating the same beginning sound in two or more words
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
allusion
2.
I don't know where my homework went! It must have grown legs and walked away!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
imagery
3.
Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses
a)
allusion
b)
extended metaphor
c)
lyrics
d)
imagery
4.
A reference to a person, place, or thing from literature, history, or current events.
a)
allusion
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
ode
5.
I'm no Hercules, but I can try to open your stuck locker for you.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allusion
d)
rhyme
6.

The metaphor "Time is a thief" probably means...

a)

Time moves fast!

b)

It's fun to spend time together

c)

Thieves steal things

d)

Time doesn't matter

7.
"Boy, you've got my heartbeat running away" - Nikki Minaj
a)
personification
b)
allusion
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
8.

The author's attitude towards the subject of a poem

a)

tone

b)

connotation

c)

metaphor

d)

theme message

9.

The dictionary definition of a word is also know as...

a)

tone

b)

connotation

c)

denotation

d)

alliteration

10.

A phrase/saying that has come to mean something totally different than what the words literally mean

a)

pun

b)

rhyme

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

11.
A stanza with 4 lines is called a...
a)
tercet
b)
quatrain
c)
couplet
d)
octave
12.
A series of lines groups together and separated by an empty line is called...
a)
a stanza
b)
a couplet
c)
a poem
d)
a paragraph
13.
A poem that tells a story is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
14.
A poem with one speaker (not necessarily the poet) who expresses strong thoughts and feelings is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
15.
A poem that describes the world that surrounds the speaker is a...
a)
Narrative
b)
Descriptive
c)
Lyric
16.
An _______ is a poem mourning the dead with no set metric or stanza pattern.
a)
Ode
b)
Elegy
c)
Sonnet
17.
A _________ is a poem consisting of 14 lines and usually written in iambic pentameter.
a)
Ode
b)
Elegy
c)
Sonnet
18.
There are two types of Sonnets. What are they?
a)
Shakespearean and Italian
b)
Italian and Chinese
c)
Shakespearean and American
19.
A haiku poem consists of how many lines?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
3
20.
The most common type of rhyme scheme is...
a)
end rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
21.
An ______ is a long narrative poem, recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.
a)
Epic
b)
Limerick
c)
Ballad
22.
When read a poem the third time through, what do we read for?
a)
plot
b)
title
c)
figurative language
d)
personal commentary
23.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
There once was a very sad toy
Whose owner was such a mean boy;
He never would play,
Or use him all day
And the toy just lost all of his joy.
a)
ABC
b)
AABAA
c)
AABBA
d)
ABBAA
24.
When two or more words match in the same last sound they ... 
a)
personify
b)
repeat
c)
rhyme
d)
are alliteration
25.
The voice of the poem (usually not the poet) is also called the...
a)
traditional verse
b)
free verse
c)
personification
d)
speaker
26.
The mood of a poem is the...
a)
feelings of a READER of a poem
b)
opinions of the poet
c)
attitude of the characters
d)
repetition of the text
27.
Free verse is used when a poem has...
a)
no cost for the poem
b)
no words in the stanzas
c)
no predictable rhythm or rhyme
d)
no illustrations or imagery
28.
Traditional Verse is a...
a)
definite pattern of both rhythm and rhyme
b)
the song you sing with the poem
c)
the first line of each stanza
d)
the imagery of the poem
29.
The generalization about life understood from experiencing any work of art is called the...
a)
mood
b)
theme
c)
stanza
d)
alliteration
30.

What is a foot in poetry?

a)

a group of two lines

b)

an appendage that allows you to walk

c)

four stanzas

d)

a group of stressed and unstressed syllable

31.

What is Syntax?

a)

a Doctor Who villain

b)

the order that words are written

c)

the words you choose

d)

when a line brakes

32.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
Kid, you'll move mountains!
b)
You've got brains in your head, you've got feet in your shoes...
c)
You'll find the bright places where boom bands are playing!
d)
You'll find the high flyers who fly to great heights!
33.

Which of the following is Iamb?

a)

DAdum

b)

daDUM

c)

dadaDum

d)

DADAdum

34.

Define a metrical 'foot'

a)

The foot is the basic repeating rhythmic unit that forms part of a line of verse.

b)

The foot is a measuring unit that isn't made up of syllables.

c)

The metrical foot is something at the end of a leg of a table holding a poetry book.

d)

The foot is blank verse.

35.

How many iambs in iambic pentameter?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

36.

Define blank verse

a)

verse that doesn't have a blank

b)

verse that is blank

c)

lines of rhyming iambic pentameter

d)

lines of unrhyming iambic pentameter

37.

Which of the following is a trochee?

a)

Sw

b)

sW

c)

sS

d)

wW

38.
An Italian sonnet has..
a)
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
b)
1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
c)
1 Octave, 1 Sestet
39.
What is the rhythm/meter of this line?
"Kings and queens do often sleep here."
a)
iambic pentameter
b)
trochaic tetrameter
c)
iambic tetrameter
d)
trochaic pentameter
40.
How many feet are in a line written in tetrameter?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
41.
The Rhyme Scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet is 
a)
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
b)
ABABBCBCCDCDEE
c)
ABBABCCBCDDCDD
d)
ABBACDDCEFFEGG

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