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Poetry Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The line from the poem 'Truth' by Nikki Grimes "blossoms of blessings" is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

2.

I'm as hungry as a horse is an example of ...

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

3.

Her mom cut her bangs so short that they would never grow back! This is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Imagery

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

4.

The line from the poem 'Invictus' ' my head is bloody, but unbowed' is an example of...

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Symbolism

5.

Which is the correct definition of metaphor?

a)

Giving human like qualities to a non-human idea or thing.

b)

An object that represents an idea.

c)

A saying, or group of words that can't be understood by their literal meaning.

d)

Representing one thing as something else without using like or as.

6.

This is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

7.

From the poem My Shadow line "He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see" is an example of...

a)

Diction

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

8.

The mood of the poem My Shadow is...

a)

dark and confusing

b)

inspirational

c)

scary

d)

lighthearted

9.

What is the definition of a simile?

a)

Purposely using an extreme exaggeration for effect.

b)

A saying, or group of words that cannot be understood by their literal meaning.

c)

Comparing two dissimilar things using like or as

d)

An object that represents an idea.

10.

The computers in my office are dinosaurs. This is a...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Alliteration

11.

Teacher: You will get an extra day to finish this assignment.

Student: Oh great, just what I wanted, more time to work-not! What is the tone of the student?

a)

Frustrated

b)

cheerful

c)

sarcastic

d)

hopeful

12.

How would you describe the mood of this image?


Photo by Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash

a)

Hopelessness

b)

Fun

c)

Hopeful

d)

Fearful

13.

What is mood of this image?


Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

a)

Lighthearted

b)

Fearful

c)

Inspirational

d)

Lonely

14.

The sky was a grey ocean all afternoon. This sentence uses a ______ to create a more vivid image.


Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

15.

The speaker in this poem wants the others to ...

a)

Take action

b)

Do nothing

c)

Fear the future

d)

Celebrate past mistakes

16.

The title of this book is an example of ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Symbolism

d)

Simile

17.

In the poem My Shadow, the shadow is given human like characteristics. This is known as which figurative language technique?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Dicton

18.

The denotation of the word home is...

a)

safety

b)

good meals

c)

a place where someone lives

d)

family

19.

Which figurative language technique describes the repeating of the same vowel sound at the beginning of the word? Like Edward eagerly explained his extraordinary experiment.

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Repetition

d)

Idiom

20.

He kicked the bucket is an example of ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Synecdoche