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Pergerson Poetry Project

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are words that imitate sounds?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

synonym

d)

simile

2.

How is poetry written? (structure)

a)

Sentences & paragraphs

b)

Sentences

c)

Lines & paragraphs

d)

Lines & stanzas

3.

Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...

a)

figurative language

b)

sensory language

c)

genres

d)

media

4.

The snow is a white blanket.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

5.

_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

6.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

refrain

d)

hyperbole

7.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

a)

simile

b)

refrain

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

8.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

free verse

d)

personification

9.
A figure of speech in which an exaggerated statement is made.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Enjambment
c)
Assonance
d)
Free Verse
10.
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
a)
Plot Elements
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Literal Language
11.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
13.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
14.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
15.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
16.
To pace yourself when reading poetry, it is important to take note of punctuation to help choose your intonation. What might "intonation" means?
a)
Your attitude
b)
The atmosphere
c)
The tone/pitch of your voice
d)
Your feeling
17.

What is a line?

a)

a group of lines within a poem

b)

random words throughout a poem

c)

a row of words in a poem

18.
The writer of a poem is called...
a)
poet
b)
illustrator
c)
author
d)
smart person
19.

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

a)

poem

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

personification

20.

What do you call the introduction of the performer and the title of the piece?

(a)  

21.

What is a way that a speaker can control being nervous?

a)

Quit speaking

b)

Visualize the end goal and take a deep breath

c)

Speak really quickly

d)

Close their eyes

22.

Maintaining eye contact is distracting for the audience. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Give an example of how punctuation is used in poetry.

(a)  

24.

Name some famous poets that were shared during your class' performance?

a)

Dr. Suess

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Tupac

d)

Maya Angelou

e)

Nikki Giovanni

25.

If you mispronounce a word during a performance, you should....

a)

start over from the beginning

b)

make a face

c)

repeat the part again

d)

continue on, perhaps no one noticed

26.

True of false. The meaning of a poem is always literal.

(a)  

27.

What does adding vocal variety to your voice?

(a)  

28.

Do you feel this unit has helped you to become a better public speaker?

a)

Yes, I feel much more confident in presenting publically.

b)

No, I am no better today at public speaking as I was 5 weeks ago.

29.

What have you learned how to do better through this poetry unit?

4 lines
30.

Name/ and describe one connection that you have made between poetry recitation and "real life".

4 lines