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2022 Poetry

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following phrases contains alliteration?

a)

The Kings knight is tall

b)

a big red truck

c)

a King caught a crab

d)

tall brick chimneys

2.

Which of the following is -

a "song-like" poem that tells a story?

a)

narrative

b)

ballad

c)

lyric

d)

ode

e)

elegy

3.

Which of the following is defined as:


the use of words with sounds that imitate or suggest their meaning? (Hint: Italian)

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

exaggeration

4.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
5.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
7.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
8.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
9.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
10.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
11.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
12.

Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.

a)

patterned

b)

free verse

c)

rhymed

d)

humorous

13.

The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

a)

internal rhyme

b)

meter

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

plot

14.

The snow is a white blanket.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

15.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

refrain

d)

hyperbole

16.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

a)

rhyme

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyme

17.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

a)

simile

b)

refrain

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

18.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

free verse

d)

personification

19.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

end-stopped

d)

personification

20.

What is a repetition?

a)

word that sound the same

b)

words that begin with the same sound

c)

words or phrases that are repeated

21.

Which of the following are examples of rhyme?

a)

blocks , locks

b)

fridge, cat

c)

pat, scratch

22.

To repeat sounds, words, phrases, or lines in a poem

Example:

"I'm car sick.

Open a window.

I'm car sick.

rest your eyes.

I'm car sick.

Drink some water."

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

rhythm

23.

What creates a picture in the mind using the 5 senses?

Ex: The grass swayed smoothly from the cool, spring breeze.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

24.
What is the syllable pattern of a haiku?
a)
4-5-4
b)
5-7-5
c)
5-3-5
d)
5-4-5
25.
How many lines does a haiku have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
26.
One leaf on the wind.
I am quick, but it's quicker.
Just beyond my grasp.
a)
Haiku
b)
Not a haiku
27.

Complete the Haiku: (think 5-7-5)

An ocean voyage

As waves break over the bow,

a)

My boat suddenly, sinks.

b)

I'm free to ride the waves.

c)

the sea welcomes me.

d)

I hear the ocean calling.

28.
Guess the animal of this Haiku:
Flower visitors 
Busy, buzzing in the field 
Black and yellow stripes 
a)
Zebra
b)
Fly
c)
Bee
d)
Butterfly 
29.

A limerick has ___ lines.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

30.

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

a)

AAABA

b)

AAAAA

c)

ABABA

d)

AABBA

31.

Greg's Egg (rhyme is AABBA)

There once was a man named Greg,

Who tried to break open an egg.

He kicked it around,

It fell to the ground,

____________________________.

a)

And no one made a sound.

b)

And found that he'd broken a leg.

32.
Which fairy tale is this limerick about?
There once was a cheeky blonde chick,
Who had a gold locks of curls -thick,
Inside the bear's house she went
Lots of time in there she spent
Bears found her and ate her up quick!
a)
Snow White
b)
Chicken Little
c)
Sleeping Beauty
d)
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
33.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch 
d)
Taste
34.
Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger was like heaven on my tongue.
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Sight
d)
Sound
35.
The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb.  Which sense is being described?
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Smell
d)
Hear
36.
Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch 
d)
Taste
37.
red, silky, dew-covered, bright
a)
sound
b)
smell
c)
touch
d)
sight
38.
"The fragrance of the flowers filled the air."
What sense created the image?
a)
touch
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
taste
39.

This sentence appeals to which sense:


After eating the curry, his breath reeked of pungent garlic.

a)

smell

b)

touch

c)

taste

d)

sound

40.
This sentence appeals to which sense:

The tree bark was rough against her skin.
a)
touch
b)
taste
c)
sound
d)
sight
41.
This sentence appeals to which sense:
The dog's fur was as soft as a feather. 
a)
touch
b)
taste
c)
sound
d)
sight
42.

"Momma made me spaghetti and meatballs, but then the meatball fell off my plate and went a splat!"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Imagery

43.
A stanza is made up of....
a)
Multiple lines in a poem
b)
Rhythm
c)
Different types of alliteration
d)
Paragraphs
44.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
a)
Annoying
b)
Excited
c)
Calm
d)
Scary
45.

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?

a)

Banana and Apple

b)

Cry and Pie

c)

Baby and Lady

d)

Fast and Furious

46.

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem

a)

ABCD

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

BABA

47.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

B

b)

B

A

c)

A

A

d)

B

B

48.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

A

b)

A

B

c)

B

B

d)

B

A