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All About Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe a poem?

a)

an arrangement of words written or spoken

b)

always rhymes

c)

organized into groups of lines called stanzas

d)

written expression that has a mood

2.

The subject or topic of a piece of writing is called

a)

symbolism.

b)

connotation.

c)

tone.

d)

theme.

3.

In poetry, symbolism is

a)

the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or

qualities in literature.

b)

an idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.

c)

the subject or topic of a piece of writing.

d)

the general character of attitude of a place, piece of writing or situation.

4.

What type of poem is unrhymed and three-lines?

a)

Diamante

b)

Haiku

c)

Couplet

d)

Acrostic

5.

How many feet does the following meter have?

I do not like green eggs and ham.

a)

8

b)

10

c)

4

d)

6

6.

How many feet in total are in this poem?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

7.

What are two lines of poetry called?

a)

haiku

b)

diamante

c)

acrostic

d)

couplet

8.

What type of poem is created by removing already existing words to make a new piece of writing?

a)

Diamante

b)

Blackout

c)

Couplet

d)

Acrostic

9.

In a diamante poem using antonyms for line 1 and 7, which line is it where you start to make the transition between the two words?

a)

line 2

b)

line 3

c)

line 4

d)

line 5

10.

Is the diamante poem in the picture using antonyms or synonyms for lines 1 and 7?

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

both

d)

neither

11.

Poetry uses ______ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

a)

sight

b)

touch

c)

taste

d)

sound

12.

What literary device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

13.

What literary device is a comparison of two unlike things which states one this IS another?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

14.

What literary device gives human qualities to a non-living thing?

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

15.

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

16.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

sentences and paragraphs

b)

lines and paragraphs

c)

sentences and stanzas

d)

lines and stanzas

17.

What is a person, place, or object that stands for a larger idea referred to as?

a)

imagery

b)

symbolism

c)

figurative language

d)

personification

18.

What are words or phrases that appeal to the five senses examples of?

a)

imagery

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

theme

19.

In poetry, what is a "meter"?

a)

Words that sound the same

b)

The pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables

c)

Sophisticated vocabulary

d)

The length of a poem

20.

The crocodile's teeth are white daggers would be an example of what figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor