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Week 20- Figurative Language & Poetry Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Figurative language is when language is used figuratively and not literally. You have to interpret or figure out what it means or represents.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A simile is when you compare two things using (a)   or as.

3.

If there are repeating consonant sounds, then it is an...

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

An extreme exaggeration is a...

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

none of the above

5.

An onomatopoeia is...

a)

an extreme exaggeration

b)

giving human qualities or characteristics to an animal, object, or idea

c)

a word that makes a sound; zip, meow, zonk, etc.

d)

none of the above

6.

Referencing another work of literature, person, or event is called symbolism.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When you reference another work of literature, person, or event, it is called an...

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

none of the above

8.

Using symbols to represent ideas is called...

a)

personification

b)

a metaphor

c)

symbolism

d)

none of the above

9.

Personification is when...

a)

you compare two things

b)

you give human qualities or characteristics to an animal, object, or idea

c)

you use an extreme exaggeration

d)

none of the above

10.

A phrase that has a different meaning than its literal meaning is called...

a)

an idiom

b)

an alliteration

c)

an onomatopoeia

d)

none of the above

11.

How do you feel about figurative language & the different types?

a)

I feel very confident with figurative language.

b)

I feel like I need some more practice with figurative language as we continue on.

c)

Figurative language and the different types are very difficult for me.

12.

The title is the name of a piece of writing or work.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

An author of a poem is called a (a)   .

14.

Poems are written in...

a)

sentences & paragraphs

b)

lines & stanzas

c)

none of the above

15.

Words that have similar sounds (usually at the end) are words that _____.

a)

repeat

b)

rhyme

16.

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis is called...

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

17.

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?

a)

kept & would

b)

chair & care

c)

talk & know

d)

none of the above

18.

Which of the following lines shows an example of repetition?

a)

it's the past we step into

and how we repair it.

b)

and no one shall make them afraid.

If we're to live up to our own time,

c)

that even as we grieved, we...

that even as we hurt, we...

that even as we tired, we...

d)

none of the above

19.

Do you enjoy poems, reading poetry, listening to poetry, etc?

4 lines
20.

What are some things you would like to learn about this semester? Is there anything specific that you would like to read this semester?

4 lines