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Poetry Reading Assessment

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poem 15 has what literary device?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

2.

Poem 16. has what TWO poetic devices.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

3.

Poem 17. has what poetic device?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

4.

Poem 18. has what poetic device?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

5.

Poem 19, has what poetic device?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

6.

Poem 20. has what poetic device?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

7.

Poem 21. has what poetic device?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

8.

How many lines does "Helen" have?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

9.

How many stanzas does "Helen" have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

10.

What is the rhyme scheme of "Helen"?

a)

AABBCC

b)

ABCABC

c)

AACCBB

11.

What is the title of the poem?

a)

"The Girl"

b)

"Helen"

c)

"God's Daughter"

12.

Who is the poet of "Helen"?

a)

Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)

b)

Dr. Doolittle (D.D.)

c)

Hydra Doesalot (H.D.)

13.

Repetition of beginning sounds of words?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Rhyme Scheme

14.

Gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

15.

Words, phrases, or impressions that are not interpreted logically or literally?

a)

Irony

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Idiom

16.

Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader's mind (appeals to the senses)?

a)

Topic

b)

Imagery

c)

Theme

17.

A word that imitates the sound it represents?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Imagery

18.

Rhyme pattern in a poem (marked with letters)?

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Lines

19.

A row of words in a poem?

a)

Stanza

b)

Topic

c)

Line

20.

A comparison between two things WITHOUT the use of "like" or "as"?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

21.

The life lesson that can be learned from the poem; the overall message?

a)

Theme

b)

Topic

c)

Stanza

22.

The general subject of the poem (who? what? when? where? why? how?)?

a)

Topic

b)

Theme

c)

Line

23.

Extreme exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

24.

A verse of a poem; a group of lines?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Theme

c)

Stanza

25.

Comparison using "like", "as", "than", or "resembles"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

26.

Metaphor that continues throughout an entire work?

a)

Extended Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor