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Grade 10 Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way a poem is laid out on the page

is called

a)

stanza

b)

line break

c)

paragraph

d)

form

2.

Most poetry is arranged in lines. Lines are

a)

grouping of words only when used in a complete sentence

b)

groupings of words whether or not a complete sentence

c)

student responses

d)

challenging to explain

3.

The rhyme scheme is the

a)

units of stressed syllables at the end of the lines

b)

nonrhyming stanzas at the end of the lines

c)

pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines

4.

Imagery in poetry or in writing is_______________________.

a)

bandwagon

b)

loaded language

c)

vivid language that appeals to the five senses

d)

dull language that does not appeal to the five senses

5.

A group of lines separated by a space is referred to as a ________________.

a)

stanzas

b)

random order

c)

alphabetical order

d)

paragraphs

6.

A direct comparison of two unlike things

that does NOT use like or as

is called______________________.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

7.

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called______________________.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

8.

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

9.

A comparison of

two different things

using "like" or "as"

is called____________________.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

10.

The use of

words that vividly describe a sound

(the word mimics the sound)

so that readers can clearly "hear" them

is called_________________.

a)

rhyme

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhythm

d)

alliteration

11.

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called ________________________.

a)

rhyme

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhythm

d)

alliteration

12.

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood is called

a)

rhyme

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhythm

d)

alliteration

13.

Imagery appeals to the ______________.

a)

brain

b)

crazy people

c)

senses

d)

memory

14.

Which figure of speech is this an example of?

The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

15.

Which sound device is being used in this line?


Will she read these cheap leaflets

a)

Consonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Enjambment

16.

What poetic technique can we see in this line from the poem: "We’ve braved the belly of the beast."?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Onomatopoeia

17.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

10

d)

12

18.

How many lines are in each stanza?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

8

d)

12

19.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

a)

A A B B

b)

A B C B

c)

A B A B

d)

A B C D

20.

All of the following EXCEPT ONE are possible themes for the poem.

a)

We cannot turn back time.

b)

Do all you can to make the present count.

c)

There are no guarantees in life.,

d)

Time heals.