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WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is poetry?
writing that uses rhyming words to catch your attention
writing that uses patterns of sound, imagery and figurative language
writing that has no techniques to set it apart
Why do people write poetry?
to practice rhyming with end and internal rhymes
to write shorter pieces than a paragraph
to express feelings and ideas better than you can in prose
ordinary writing that expresses ideas in simple, direct language is
poetry
prose
writing that emphasizes artistic elements like rhythm, rhyme, repetition or figurative language is
poetry
prose
When you measure a poem's rhythm to see how many syllables are in each line and the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables it is called
rhyme
prose
meter
the repetition of similar sounds, usually a the end of a line of poetry is called
alliteration
rhythm
rhyme
Which is NOT an example of poetry you've been exposed to in everyday life?
nursery rhymes
short stories
song lyrics
The pattern of rhyme, identified by marking the pattern with a different letter for each rhyme (ABAB) is called
rhythm
meter
rhyme scheme
A poem that uses no rhyme scheme or meter, and the lines are broken up as the poet sees fit is called a(n)
acrostic poem
free verse poem
narrative poem
The following questions will focus on poetic techniques:
The repeating of a sound or word for emphasis is called..
(Poe used this a lot when he said, "Louder, louder, louder...")
alliteration
mood
repetition
The repeating of a consonant sound at the beginning, such as Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper, is called
alliteration
meter
personification
"My cell phone screamed at me from across the room."
Giving human characteristics to something that is non-human is called
tone
imagery
personification
When Carrie Newcomer says, "Sunlight, and blueberries, Good dogs and wool socks" or "The smooth glassy calm of the morning pond," she is appealing to your five senses which is called...
mood
tone
imagery
The difference between mood and tone is...
Tone is what the reader feels after reading the poem, and mood is the author's attitude or feeling about the subject they're writing about.
Mood is what the reader feels after reading the poem, and tone is author's attitude or feeling about the subject they're writing about.
The tone of a poem is created by
imagery
word choice
rhyming
A paragraph in a poem is called a...
meter
iambic pentameter
stanza
The use of sound words as they sound is called
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
"The stars were a million fireflies lighting up the sky."
The comparison of two things without using like or as is called a
simile
metaphor
theme
"She was as angry as a bee who had been swatted."
The comparison of two things using like or as is called a...
metaphor
simile
theme
The lesson or message given by a piece of literature or poem is the
meter
rhyme scheme
theme
