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Elements of Poetry Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dramatic

a)

A poem that tells a story, usually in four-line stanzas with a refrain

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

2.

Epic

a)

A poem that tells a story, usually in four-line stanzas with a refrain

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

3.

Lyric

a)

Expresses the emotional response of the poet to events, people, and situations

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

14 lines; two types- Shakespearean or Petrarchan

4.

Sonnet

a)

Expresses the emotional response of the poet to events, people, and situations

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

14 lines; two types- Shakespearean or Petrarchan

5.

Ballad

a)

A poem that tells a story, usually in four-line stanzas with a refrain

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

6.

Haiku

a)

A poem that tells a story, usually in four-line stanzas with a refrain

b)

Portrays a story or life or character, usually involving conflict and emotions; usually also includes action and dialogue

c)

An extended narrative poem that includes heroic or romantic events or themes

d)

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

7.
"The clouds danced in the wind," is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
end rhyme
c)
internal rhyme
d)
metaphor
8.
A hyperbole is also known as an...
a)
exaggeration
b)
repeating the same thing
c)
comparing two things
d)
word choice
9.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," is an example of...
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
internal rhyme
d)
end rhyme
10.
When the rhyming occurs inside the line it is known as...
a)
end rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
c)
diction
d)
imagery
11.
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity
a)
Lyric
b)
rhythm
c)
consonance
d)
alliteration
12.
known also as half-rhyme or imperfect rhyme, refers to words that almost rhyme 
a)
alliteration
b)
slant rhyme
c)
rhyme
d)
stanza
13.
Lines grouped together like a paragraph in a poem
a)
line
b)
rhyme
c)
stanza
d)
repetition
14.
A word that sounds like what it means
a)
consonance
b)
sonnet
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
The repetition of vowel sounds in within non-rhyming words.
a)
Assonance
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Alliteration 
d)
Personification
16.
The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
a)
meter
b)
rhyme
c)
iambic pentameter 
d)
free verse
17.
Using the 5 senses to paint a picture in your mind is known as...
a)
imagery
b)
diction
c)
alliteration
d)
end rhyme
18.
Which is an example of a Simile?
a)
bat, cat, hat
b)
Slam! 
c)
Coats hold winter hats like bare branches hold nest 
d)
The snow was a blanket on the ground
19.
Which is an example of personification 
a)
The street is my heart
b)
It was so hot we fried
c)
My eggs stared back like sick eyes
d)
Bam! Pow!
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.
d)
Always answer and ask
21.
Which is an example of imagery?
a)
I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.
b)
I love the stars like a woman loves her child
c)
I enjoy reading 
d)
Angry ants attack
22.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
He is as tall as a tree!
b)
He is the tallest man in the world!
c)
He is taller than my dad!
d)
He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!
23.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a)
He is super fast.
b)
He is as fast as a cheetah.
c)
He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
d)
He was a cheetah running in the race.
24.
Which is an example of repetition?
a)
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
b)
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep. 
c)
Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
d)
A host of golden daffodils
25.

ALL poems MUST rhyme

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

A simile and metaphor BOTH

a)

answer a question

b)

always rhyme

c)

have pictures

d)

make a comparison

27.

How many lines does a LIMERICK have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

two

d)

zero

28.

A LIMERICK is supposed to be...

a)

SERIOUS

b)

FUNNY

29.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

30.

Iambic Pentameter means

a)

each line of verse is made up of five two syllable iambs

b)

there are only 5 lines in the entire poem

c)

there are only 10 syllables in the poem

d)

none of the above

31.
a phrase or line of poetry that is repeated throughout a poem to create a special effect
a)
meter
b)
rhyme
c)
refrain
d)
rhyme scheme
32.
A stanza made up of two lines is called...
a)
Dimeter
b)
Foot
c)
Sonnet
d)
Couplet 
33.
Rhyme scheme is marked with...
a)
Numbers above words
b)
Letters above words
c)
Numbers on the side
d)
Letters on the side
34.

The process of looking closely at a poem to determine meter, rhyme, rhyme scheme, or other patterns.

a)

Scansion

b)

The actual worst

c)

Rhyme scheme

d)

Uses the alphabet