WorksheetsPoetry Quiz.izz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is theme in literature?
An underlying meaning
A collection of motifs
The main character's mission
A recurring object
The ___________ points to theme.
Main character
Symbolism
Motif
Rhyme Scheme
In a rhyming couplet, __________________.
every other word rhymes.
there are two lines of rhyming poetry.
there are four lines of rhyming poetry.
two speakers complete each other's rhymes.
Do you have to agree with every literary theme?
Yes
No
How are theme and main idea different?
They are not different.
Theme is the message of the passage. Main idea is the topic of the passage.
Theme is always explicitly stated. Main idea is always hidden and requires clues to uncover.
Motifs signal the theme. Symbols signal the main idea.
What is a rhyme scheme?
The recurrence of similar consonant sounds in nearby words
An audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that create rhythm
The pattern of end rhymes in poetry; ex. ABAB or AABB
What is a meter?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that create rhythm
Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or meter
A poem that contains 14 lines total with a set rhyme scheme
The pattern of end rhymes in poetry; ex. ABAB or AABB
What is connotation?
The feelings or emotions associated with a word
The literal meaning of a word
The author’s intentional choice of words to create a specific effect
An object or action that means more than itself and stands for something larger
How might authors use connotation?
For comparison
For contrast
To lead the reader to feel a certain way
To give the characteristic of a person to something nonhuman
Why might we use figurative language?
To make your teacher happy
To make your words more meaningful
To emphasize your point
To elicit a specific response
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
Alice asked Adam about apples.
The apples sweet were like candy.
Alice walked a million miles to get one of these apples.
The apples were as big as bowling balls.
Which of the following are examples of irony? Choose 2.
The snowstorm was in February.
Alice and Ann both promised not to wear the red dress, but they both showed up to the dance in the identical red dresses.
Adam told the silent room, "Don't everybody speak at once!"
The wind whispered.
What is a sonnet?
Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or meter
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that create rhythm
Four lines of rhyming poetry, usually with a set rhyme scheme
A poem that contains 14 lines total with a set rhyme scheme
What is rhythm?
The pattern of end rhymes in poetry; ex. ABAB or AABB
An audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables
A paragraph in poetry
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that create rhyme
Is theme usually stated explicitly in the story?
Yes
No
Something stated explicitly_______________.
Is stated clearly in the passage.
Is not stated clearly in the passage.
Must be stated in the thesis
Must be repeated in the closing paragraph.
Which of the following might be stated implicitly in poetry or literature?
Theme
The claim
The main idea
The persona
Do you understand theme, figurative language, and rhyme or do you still need help?
I understand pretty well!
I still don't get theme
I still don't get figurative language
I still don't get rhyme
