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WorksheetsPoetic Elements
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a word that makes a sound (example: bang, click)
a)
imagery
b)
denotation
c)
onomatopeia
d)
metaphor
2.
rhythmical pattern of a poem where syllables are stressed and unstressed
a)
stanza
b)
meter
c)
poetry
d)
simile
3.
human qualities or ideas are given to non human things
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
imagery
d)
personification
4.
related lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph
a)
rhyme
b)
symbol
c)
figurative language
d)
stanza
5.
author's use this with descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
imagery
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
6.
language that is not meant to be taken literally
a)
figurative language
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
lines
7.
comparing 2 unlike things using "like", "as", "than" or "resembles"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
assonance
8.
"My bedroom is a disaster area" is an example of what poetic device?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Repetition
9.
"My house is like a prison" is an example of what poetic device?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
10.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a)
A simile does NOT compare using "like" or "as" and a metaphor does compare using "like" or "as"
b)
A simile and a metaphor BOTH use "like" or "as" to compare
c)
A simile does compare using "like" or "as" and a metaphor does NOT compare using "like" or "as"
11.
Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses are called...
a)
imagery
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
stanza
d)
rhyme
12.
Read the following poem. Pay attention to the lines in red.
Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
What type of figurative language is in the red lines?
Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
What type of figurative language is in the red lines?
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
13.
What type of figurative language is present in the following excerpt from "Worlds Afire?"
I thought a tiger’s swipe
was fast
until I saw the fire spread.
It was like a dam burst -
water rushing
with no purpose
except to move.
I thought a tiger’s swipe
was fast
until I saw the fire spread.
It was like a dam burst -
water rushing
with no purpose
except to move.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
14.
the attitude of the speaker of the poem, such as angry, sad, serious, or humorous
a)
rhyme
b)
tone
c)
rhythm
d)
imagery
15.
the feeling you get as you listen to a poem
a)
tone
b)
rhyme
c)
mood
d)
imagery
16.
Identify the figurative language:
I felt like a fish out of water.
I felt like a fish out of water.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
idiom
17.
Identify the figurative language:
Her hair was a bird's nest of tangled locks.
Her hair was a bird's nest of tangled locks.
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
18.
The general topic of a poem.
a)
personification
b)
mataphor
c)
meter
d)
theme
19.
Which of the following is NOT an example of rhyme?
a)
I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.
b)
And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot. He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not!"
c)
Then he shut up the things in a box with a hook. And the cat went away with a sad kind of look.
d)
And THEN! Who was back in the house? Why, the cat!
20.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
a)
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch. Your heart's an empty hole.
b)
It came without packages, boxes or bags!
c)
Roast beast is a feast I can't stand in the least!
d)
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight.
21.
Which of these is NOT an example of repetition?
a)
Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox?
b)
I do not like them here or there, I do not like them anywhere!
c)
I would not could not with a goat, I would not could not in a boat!
d)
Say! I like green eggs and ham!
22.
Which of these does NOT contain personification?
a)
“I think you’re a fool!” laughed the sour kangaroo and the young kangaroo in her pouch said, “Me, too!"
b)
On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing… enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.
c)
Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird hatching an egg: “I’m tired and I’m bored And I’ve kinks in my leg From sitting, just sitting here day after day."
d)
The elephant laughed. “Why, of all silly things! I haven’t feathers and I haven’t wings. Me on your egg? Why, that doesn’t make sense… Your egg is so small, ma’am, and I’m so immense!”
23.
Which of the following is NOT an example of imagery?
a)
Most beasts are quite friendly, but still, in some lands, some beasts are too dangerous to catch with bare hands.
b)
sprinkled with peanut shucks, pickled and spiced, then baked at 600 degrees and then iced.
c)
Whose feet are like cows', but wear squirrel-skin coats, and sit down like dogs, but have voices like goats.
d)
Up past the North pole, where the frozen winds squeal, I'll go and I'll hunt in my Skeegle-mobile.
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