Free Printable Poetry Test Review

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Poetry Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name

Class

Date

An obvious exaggeration

hyperbole

alliteration

metaphor

simile

Repeating the same beginning sound in two or more words

Onomatopoeia

alliteration

personification

allusion

Her voice is like sunshine

simile

metaphor

hyperbole

imagery

The wind whistled by the window

alliteration and onomatopoeia

alliteration and metaphor

simile and allusion

onomatopoeia and hyperbole

I don't know where my homework went! It must have grown legs and walked away!

hyperbole

simile

personification

imagery

"life is a broken winged bird/that cannot fly" - Langston Hughes

simile

allusion

imagery

metaphor

Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses

allusion

extended metaphor

lyrics

imagery

Kerry flew around the kitchen like a busy bee.

metaphor and alliteration

simile and alliteration

onomatopoeia and metaphor

meter and rhyme

"I'll love you til the river jumps over the mountain" - WH Auden

personification and hyperbole

personification and imagery

metaphor and simile

simile and allusion

10.

The metaphor "Time is a thief" probably means...

Time moves fast!

It's fun to spend time together

Thieves steal things

Time doesn't matter

11.

"Boy, you've got my heartbeat running away" - Nikki Minaj

personification

allusion

alliteration

simile

12.

The author's attitude towards the subject of a poem

tone

connotation

metaphor

theme message

13.

Choose the BEST ANSWER: An author mainly uses a graphical element to...

distract the reader.

emphasize a word/concept.

make a poem pretty.

get paid more.

14.

What does the line length of a poem enhance or create?

Meaning

Sound

Theme

Rhyme

15.

What rule is not always followed in poetry?

Line length

Rhyme scheme

Sound devices

Capitalization

16.

Word positions on a page show relationships between...

author and reader

words and ideas

words and sounds

onomatopoeia

17.

Punctuation is used to organize...

similes and metaphors

rhyme scheme

the author's message

thoughts and ideas

18.

When words rhyme within a line of poetry, it is called...

internal rhyme

consonance

assonance

metaphor

19.

When words rhyme at the ends of lines, it is called...

consonance

assonance

internal rhyme

end rhyme

20.

A grouped set of lines in a poem is a

meter

rhyme

stanza

alliteration

21.

"The assignment was a breeze," is a metaphor used to convey--

just blows by, so will the assignment

that the assignment was not difficult

that the assignment flew by

that the b breeze seemed cold

22.

The use of personification in the sentence, " The flowers danced in the gentle breeze,' is used to convey a sense of --

Peacefulness

Anxiety

Hopefulness

Frustration

23.

In the final lines, "My heart beat like a tom-tom," the poet's use of a simile helps the reader understand the speaker's --

Fear

Nervousness

Happiness

Anger

24.

_________ is the feeling the READER gets as he/she reads the text.

mood

tone

metaphor

imagery

25.

The repetition of words in a poem creates-

rhyme

rhythm

suspense

word position

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Poetry Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

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