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Poetry Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The narrative voice of the poem is the...

a)

Poet

b)

Speaker

c)

Narrator

d)

Protagonist

2.

A brief statement summarizing the action of the poem is the...

a)

Summary

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Situation

d)

Plot

3.

The poet's choice of words would be called...

a)

Diction

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Symbol

4.

The associated meaning of a word is...

a)

Denotation

b)

Diction

c)

Speaker

d)

Connotation

5.

The definition of a word as found in a dictionary would be the...

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Annotation

d)

Summation

6.

Language in a written work which appeals to your senses is called...

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

The Big Bad Wolf from the story of The Three Little Pigs would be an example of what literary device?

a)

Symbol

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Imagery

8.

"She is all states, and all princes" would be an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

9.

An apple would be one associated with education. A cross would be one that is associated with Christianity. What are they called?

a)

Symbol

b)

Assonance

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

10.

The writer's attitude toward his or her subject.

a)

Attitude

b)

Mood

c)

Theme

d)

Tone

11.

Natural rise and fall of language.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Fortnite

d)

Tone

12.

In the image you see syllables annotated. The first is stressed, the second is unstressed. This is an example of what?

a)

Tone

b)

Symbol

c)

iamb

d)

Imagery