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Poetry Unit Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word's literal dictionary definition is called its:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Denotation

d)

Connotation

2.

The feeling or images that we associate with a word is its:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

3.

A reference to someone or something famous is an:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

4.

A word that makes a sound (BOOM) is called:

a)

Personification

b)

Allusion

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

5.

A poem that rhymes, tells a story, and has a chorus is a:

a)

Ballad

b)

Ode

c)

Free Verse

d)

Hyperbole

6.

A comparison USING like or as is a:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

7.

The feeling of a poem created through word choice is its:

a)

Theme

b)

Denotation

c)

Imagery

d)

Tone

8.

A comparison WITHOUT using like or as is a:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

9.

Giving a non-living thing a human trait is:

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

10.

Using the 5 senses to describe someone or something is:

a)

Simile

b)

Imagery

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

11.

An extreme exaggeration is

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Imagery

d)

Hyperbole

12.

The feelings or images associated with a word

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Tone

d)

Theme

13.

The repetition of consonant sounds is:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Imagery

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

14.

A poem that is a tribute to someone or something is:

a)

Ballad

b)

Free Verse

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Ode

15.

A poem with no rules that does not have to rhyme is:

a)

Free verse

b)

Ballad

c)

Ode

d)

Rhyme Scheme

16.

The rain falls like a sheet over the mountains is an example of a:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Imagery

17.

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

18.

The fly BUZZZZED as it flew by us is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

19.

Charming children chat in the corner is an example of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

20.

We had to wait 10 years for our dinner is an example of:

a)

Imagery

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

21.

Hope is a thing with feathers is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

22.

When we moved, I sarcastically said, "Well, Todo, we're not in Kansas anymore..." This is an example of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Imagery

d)

Personification

23.

The cool, salty air, the soft, grainy sand, and the warm, gentle sun are examples of:

a)

Imagery

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

24.

Snake: a long, limbless, cold-blooded reptile

This is the word's:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

25.

Snake: someone who is tricky and deceives people with no regard for their feelings


This is the word's:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

26.

Baggage: the feelings or emotions, often negative, that a person carries inside of them


This is the word's:

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

27.

Baggage: luggage or suitcases that hold one's personal possessions


This is the word's:

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

28.

Unique v. Peculiar


Which has the more negative connotation?

a)

Unique

b)

Peculiar

29.

Filled v. Crammed


Which has the more positive connotation?

a)

Filled

b)

Crammed

30.

Decrepit v. Vintage


Which has the more negative connotation?

a)

Decrepit

b)

Vintage

31.

Identify the rhyme scheme:


Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

a)

ABAB

b)

ABCA

c)

ABCD

d)

AABB

32.

Identify the rhyme scheme:


Mary had a little lamb

It's fleece as white as snow

And everywhere that Mary went

the lamb was sure to go.

a)

AABB

b)

ABCB

c)

ABAB

d)

ABCD

33.

At the young

Age of eight,

I built towers that reached to the

Sky to show off the beach's elegance and glamour.

Sure,

The ocean sparkles, but sand glistens.


This is a stanza from which type of poem?

a)

Ode

b)

Ballad

c)

Free verse

34.

It is an ancient Mariner,

And he stoppeth one of three.'

By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,

Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?

The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,

And I am next of kin;

The guests are met, the feast is set:

Mayst hear the merry din.'


This is a stanza from which type of poem?

a)

Ode

b)

Ballad

c)

Free Verse

35.

Oh potato,

Your multiple personalities,

Your multiple identities,

You are proof that it's what's on the inside that matters.

Oh potato, I would die without you


This is a stanza from which type of poem:

a)

Ode

b)

Ballad

c)

Free Verse

36.

What is the tone of the following stanza:


The buttercups are nodding in the sunlight;

The winds are whispering, whispering to the pine;

The joy of June has found me; it's light crowned me

Because, oh best beloved, you are mine!

a)

Angry

b)

Tragic

c)

Joyous

d)

Serious

37.

What is the tone of the following stanza:


I wish there were some wonderful place

Called the Land of Beginning Again,

Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches,

And all our poor, selfish grieves

Could be dropped, like a shabby old coat, at the door,

And never put on again

a)

Joyous

b)

Angry

c)

Longing

d)

Ecstatic

38.

What is the tone of the following stanza?


I'm a lean dog, a keen dog, a wild dog, and lone;

I'm a rough dog, a tough dog, hunting on my own;

I'm a bad dog, a mad dog, teasing silly sheep;

I love to sit and bay the moon, to keep fat souls from sleep.

a)

Angry

b)

Tragic

c)

Confident

d)

Anxious