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Unseen Poem Mock

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The wonderful wind whistles...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
2.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The angry clouds marched across the sky.
a)
Personification
b)
Refrain
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
3.

A harsh or unpleasant sound is referred to as

a)

euphony

b)

cacophony

4.

The theme or symbolic, deeper meaning of a poem.

a)

Literal meaning

b)

Figurative meaning

5.

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all.”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Pun

d)

Meter

6.

The layers of meaning that a word has, or the emotional associations or implications of a word.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

7.

Repetition of vowel sounds

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

8.

Repetition of consonant sounds

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

9.

A pause in the middle of a line in poetry is referred to as...

a)

enjambement

b)

caesura

c)

volta

d)

sibilance

10.
The Central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is known as
a)
allusion
b)
theme
c)
tone
d)
metaphor
11.
An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”
a)
metaphor
b)
ballad
c)
simile
d)
theme
12.
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
a)
verse
b)
consonance
c)
enjambment
d)
diction
13.

a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

a)

stanza

b)

enjambment

c)

paraphrase

d)

vernacular

14.

using words or language in a way that is different from the literal meaning

a)

figurative

b)

literal

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

end rhyme

15.

deliberate exaggeration made for effect

a)

hyperbole

b)

extended metaphor

c)

paraphrase

d)

enjambment

16.

Which technique can be seen in the phrase "spools of suffering"?

a)

Sibilance

b)

Adverbs

c)

Simile

d)

Repetition

17.

What are the three Ws you should include in your introduction

a)

Who is speaking in the poem?

What happens in the poem?

Where and when does it happen?

b)

Who goes there?

What do I care?

Why are we here?

c)

Welcome the reader?

Where is the writer?

Write the poem?

18.

You need a minimum of how many PEZL paragraphs?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

What does PEZL stand for?

(a)  

20.

What should your conclusion include?

a)

Repeat your introduction

b)

Yours sincerely

c)

What is the message about humanity / society / the world the poem is asking about?

d)

List all the techniques you have identified