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WorksheetsPoetry Rhyme Alliteration Repetition BR 9/30
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
2.
Which is an example of rhyme?
a)
We love school. School is cool.
b)
My hat is red. My hat is blue.
c)
Singing loud as a siren.
3.
Repetition is..
a)
Makes a comparison without using like or as
b)
Words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
c)
A repeating pattern of sounds or words
4.
What do we call it when the same sound is repeated? Hint: this is usually found at the end of lines of poetry.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Figurative language
5.
A group of lines is called a _______________________.
a)
lines
b)
paragraphs
c)
sentences
d)
Stanzas
6.
Poetry is usually arranged in ________________.
a)
lines
b)
Sentences
c)
Paragraphs
d)
stanzas
7.
Poems may have a regular _________________, which is the repetition of similar sounds
a)
Meter
b)
Rhyme
c)
Alliteration
d)
Graphic Elements
8.
A _____________ _______________ is the pattern formed by the end of the rhymes.
a)
Graphic Elements
b)
Rhyme Scheme
9.
Poets may use sounds devices to make a poem more vivid or to create a tone or mood. _________________ is the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words or syllables.
a)
Consonance
b)
Assonance
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopeia
10.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
11.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
12.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
13.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
14.
What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
15.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
16.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
17.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
18.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
19.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
a)
Rhyme
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
20.
Which is an example of rhyme?
a)
We love school. School is cool.
b)
My hat is red. My hat is blue.
c)
Singing loud as a siren.
21.
Repetition is..
a)
Makes a comparison without using like or as
b)
Words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
c)
A repeating pattern of sounds or words
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