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6th Poetry Words and Questions

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does couplet mean?

a)

two stanzas.

b)

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse

c)

a piece of an engine that encloses two things

d)

a stanza consisting of two sets of rhythms

2.

A poem that is written in "free verse" does not:

a)

a purpose

b)

a will to go on

c)

meter

d)

rhyme

3.

Haiku is an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines. What does "epigrammatic" mean?

a)

it means specific syllables

b)

epigrammatic is the epi of the grammaticness

c)

it is a difficult use of language of epic proportions

d)

it is written terse and witty; cleverly

4.

The poetic definition of "line" is: (Make sure you are using the POETIC DEFINITION of line.)

a)

a length without breadth or thickness

b)

a unit in the rhythmic structure of verse formed by the grouping of a number of the smallest units of the rhythm (such as metrical feet)

c)

a unit of verse that is on a linear path but has no other relatability to the rest of the information given.

d)

where you always have to stand to get into something, don't cut you will get snitched on.

5.

Which of the following examples is a metaphor?

a)

Oh, callough callay!

b)

He/She licks a lollipop.

c)

He/She is a shining star.

d)

First, you must enter the room.

6.

What is the definition of "alliteration"?

a)

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

b)

use of the same consonant at the end of each word

c)

don't pay attention to the consonants, they're bad letters

d)

the use of the same vowel sounds in words

7.

Which of the following examples is a correct use of "personification"?

a)

The person would not stop talking!

b)

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

c)

Jeff sure wishes he had listened to his friend after that mistake.

d)

A dog is barking so loudly I can barely focus on my session. Ah!

8.

Symbolism is:

a)

hitting two symbols together, wait, that might be spelled wrong

b)

the practice of investing things with arbitrary meaning

c)

when you are sick you can sometimes get a bolism

d)

when you are thinking about what something could stand for

9.

Which of these is NOT a hyperbole?

a)

I walked a zillion steps today chasing my little brother, literally.

b)

I ate about a trillion tacos on Taco Tuesday. It was amazing!

c)

I wish I could just sleep until 2025.

d)

I can't wait to sleep.

10.

If you are using figurative language, what is the correct example of how a car would look?

a)

The car has four tires.

b)

The car is so quick it appears to cut through the air and swing around the corners effortlessly.

c)

The car is dirty.

d)

The car is so fast that it goes from zero to sixty in three point three seconds and has an electric lithium ion battery for fuel!

11.

What is the correct definition of "connotation"?

a)

an idea that is implied or suggested

b)

an idea that is given

c)

an idea that you think about for a long period of time

d)

it is something that a person named Conner would say

12.

Which of the following is an example of "denotation"?

a)

Sleep is kind of a good thing to get when you can, but you can always get more sleep later so it is like restful, and stuff.

b)

Walking is an exercise that you can do when you are getting older because it is easier on your knees and hips.

c)

An idiom is not always known by everyone that learns a language, it takes time for you to realize and understand their meanings.

d)

Epigrammatic means terse and witty.

13.

"Onomatopoeia" means:

a)

using words

b)

using words to tell you how incorrectly you are doing something

c)

using words that imitate the sound they denote

d)

thinking about something and the sound that it would make if you were to try and write it down

14.

Which of the following is NOT a proper, or correct, example of a "simile"?

a)

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

b)

Her long hair was a flowing golden river.

c)

The calm lake was a mirror.

d)

Mr. B is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.