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Poetry Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a comparison that uses the words: like, as or than

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

2.

a direct comparison that states one thing is another.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

3.

when a non-human takes on human characteristics

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

4.

an over exaggeration to emphasize a point, add excitement or invoke humor.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

5.

the beat of a poem

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

6.

repetition of the same sounds at the end of a word

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

7.

when the poet repeats words or phrases for emphasis

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

8.

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

9.

This is used to create mental pictures in the reader's mind to help the reader more fully appreciate an object, place, or person.

a)

hyperbole

b)

imagery

c)

idiom

d)

simile

10.

a word that sounds like the sound it names (POW!)

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

idiom

d)

personification

11.

All of the following are part of a poem's form except one. Which one is NOT a part of the form?

a)

shape of the poem

b)

number of lines in the poem

c)

number of syllables

d)

imagery

12.

Check all of the answers that include an element in poetry

a)

form

b)

imagery

c)

metaphors

d)

figurative language

e)

sound

13.

My house was an oven on that hot summer day, is an example of a(n) __________.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

14.

It's raining cats and dogs! is an example of a(n) ______.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

15.

That dog's tail was as long as a python, is an example of a(n) ______.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

16.

The leaves waved at me as I strolled by, is an example of a(n) ______.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

17.

rhyme, repetition and rhythm are all examples of

a)

hyperbole

b)

imagery

c)

form

d)

sound

18.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pears is an example of a(n)

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

rhyme

19.

"Bang", "Pop" and "Pow" are all examples of a(n)

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

rhyme

20.

There was a black cat, who was very, very fat is an example of a(n)

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

rhyme

21.

Sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch are considered

a)

the five senses

b)

hyperboles

c)

sound terms

d)

form

22.

How a poem is set up is referred to as a poems ________

a)

stanza

b)

imagery

c)

form

d)

rhythm

23.

A couplet has how many lines of verse?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

A stanza is most similar to a _________ in a book.

a)

title

b)

index

c)

chapter

d)

paragraph

25.

When an author is appealing to your five senses, he/she is using ____________ in their writing.

a)

imagery

b)

form

c)

stanza

d)

repetition