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4/24 First Quiz over Poetry (6th Grade)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What is a poem?

a)

It is writing that is written in short, condensed language.

b)

It often follows a pattern or shape.

c)

It often has a musical, or sing-song quality.

d)

All of those things

2.

What is figurative language?

a)

It is a group of lines that are written together that usually represents a complete thought.

b)

It is a form of writing that makes interesting comparisons to allow a reader to think about a topic in a new way.

c)

It follows a pattern or shape.

3.

What is a simile?

a)

It is when you give a non-living thing human characteristics.

b)

This is when you exaggerate (make it seem WAY bigger, scarier, etc.) that it couldn’t possibly be true.

c)

When the words create a mental picture using the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

d)

It is when an author compares two things using the word “LIKE” or the word “AS.”

4.

What is a metaphor?

a)

It is when an author compares two things but does NOT use the word “like” or “as.”

b)

It is when you give a non-living thing human characteristics.

c)

It is when the words create a mental picture using the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

5.

What is personification?

a)

It is when the words create a mental picture using the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

b)

This is when you exaggerate (make it seem WAY bigger, scarier etc,) that it couldn’t possibly be true.

c)

It is when you give a non-living thing human characteristics.

6.

What is imagery?

a)

This is when you exaggerate (make it seem WAY bigger, scarier etc.) that it couldn’t possibly be true.

b)

It is when an author compares two things using the word “LIKE” or the word “AS.”

c)

It is when the words create a mental picture using the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

7.

What is hyperbole?

a)

It is when the words create a mental picture using the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

b)

It is when an author compares two things using the word “LIKE” or the word “AS.”

c)

This is when you exaggerate (make it seem WAY bigger, scarier etc.) that it couldn’t possibly be true.

8.

What is a rhyme?

a)

This is when you exaggerate (make it seem WAY bigger, scarier etc.) that it couldn’t possibly be true.

b)

It is when you give a non-living thing human characteristics.

c)

The words at the end of two lines in a poem have a similar sound.

9.

What is a stanza?

a)

The words at the end of two lines in a poem have a similar sound.

b)

This is a group of lines written together that usually represent a complete thought.

c)

It is the big idea or life lesson that the author wants you to think about.

10.

What is a theme?

a)

This is a group of lines written together that usually represent a complete thought.

b)

It is the big idea, or life lesson that the author wants you to think about.

c)

It is when the words at the end of two lines in a poem have a similar sound.