WorksheetsAuthor's Craft
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What's the rhyme scheme?
O my Love is like a red, red rose
That newly blooms in June;
O my Love is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
ABAB
ABCB
CADB
BCA
"Red, red rose" is an example of ____.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
rhyme
Which words rhyme?
rose and melody
June and sun
dry and I
love and dear
In line 4, which word is stressed?
(Which word gets the beat?)
O my Love is like a red, red rose
That newly blooms in June;
O my Love is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
That's
played
in
What is the effect of repetition in the poem?
It makes the poem boring.
It makes the poem rhyme.
It emphasizes the strength of his love.
It makes the poem shorter.
What type of figurative language occurs in the following line: “My love is like a red, red rose?”
simile
metaphor
mood
hyperbole
What type of figurative language occurs in the following lines? “And I will love thee still, my dear, Till all the seas go dry.”
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
rhyme
"My love is like a red, red rose" is an example of ___.
free verse
a ballad
a haiku
a lyric poem
Which of the following is a true statement about this poem?
O my Love is like a red, red rose
That newly blooms in June;
O my Love is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
So fair art thou, my lovely lass,
So deep in love am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till all the seas go dry.
Till all the seas go dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
And fare thee well, my only love!
And fare thee well awhile!
And I will come again, my love,
Though it were ten thousand mile.
There are four stanzas in each line.
There are four lines in each stanza.
There are fourteen words in each verse.
There are eleven words in each line.
Judging from the structure and purpose of this part of “Casey at the Bat,” what type of poem is this?
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.
a lyric poem
a sonnet
a ballad
free verse
What is the best evidence to help determine if a poem is a ballad?
The poem was 14 lines long.
The poem tells a story and is written in rhyming quatrains.
The poem expresses a character’s emotions about baseball.
The poem does not have any rhythm.
What is the rhyme scheme of the excerpt from “Casey at the Bat?”
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.
ABBA
ABAB
AABB
DDCC
The line “Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip” expresses the speaker’s attitude toward Casey. Using the connotations of the words “Defiance” and “sneer,” does the speaker seem to have a positive or negative attitude toward Casey at this point in the poem?
positive
negative
Identify the type of figurative language. The snow is a white blanket.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Identify the type of figurative language. The flowers danced in the breeze.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Identify the type of figurative language. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times!
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Identify the type of figurative language. Her stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Which of the following statements is true?
Denotations and connotations are the same thing.
Two or more words could have the same denotations but different connotations.
A denotation is always more interesting than a connotation.
Denotations can be positive or negative, but connotations are usually neutral.
Consider the following terms. Which has the most positive connotation?
House
Home
Residence
Dwelling
Consider the following headlines. Which one expresses a more favorable view of the development project?
Mall to Destroy 300 Homes
Mall to Bring 3,000 Jobs
