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Poetry Techniques

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Repeating the same beginning sound

a)

Ryhme

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

2.

Words with same ending sounds

a)

Ryhme

b)

Repetition

c)

Stanza

d)

Line

3.

"My sister is a bear when she wakes up." This is an example of a ______________________

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Syllable

4.

A word or phrase that is repeated.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Repetition

5.

Pow! Bang! Whoosh! is a example of _______________.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhythm

d)

Exclamation

6.

Using descriptive language to help form a picture in your mind.

a)

Repetition

b)

Imagery

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

7.

One row of text

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

paragraph

d)

syllable

8.

A Haiku originated from _____________ poets

a)

American

b)

Canadian

c)

Japanese

d)

Hawaiian

9.

"I could eat a horse!" is an example of a _______________.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

10.

"Snakes slithered softly south" is an example of _____________

a)

Alliteration

b)

Similie

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

11.

An example of a simile would be:

a)

My sister is a bear in the morning.

b)

My brother is a book worm.

c)

My Dad is as strong as an ox.

d)

She was ready to hit the hay after work.

12.

A haiku has 3 lines. How many syllables does each line have?

a)

7,5,7

b)

2,4,2

c)

5,7,4

d)

5,7,5

13.

A basic unit of sound in a word is a ____________________

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

syllable

d)

rhyme

14.

"The frog jumped. Hop! Hop! Hop!"

This is an example of ___________________________.

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhyming

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

15.

How many syllables does imaginary have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

16.

A group of lines in a poem is called a ________________________.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

stanza

d)

rhyme

17.

Poems must always rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Using exaggeration to add drama is called a ________________.

a)

Repetition

b)

Syllable

c)

Stanza

d)

Hyperbole

19.

How many lines does a couplet have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

At least 4

d)

5

20.

Flipping over in the sun

Ribbett is what he says

On the lily pad

Green as grass


This is an example of what kind of poem?

a)

Acrostic

b)

Couplet

c)

Haiku

d)

Stanza