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Poetry Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Alliteration is:

a)

The repetition of a consonant sound, particularly the initial consonants of two or more words.

b)

The repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words.

c)

An obvious exaggeration made for effect.

d)

A series of brief shots that work together to convey a particular meaning.

2.

A simile:

a)

Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.

b)

Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.

c)

Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

d)

Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.

3.

A metaphor:

a)

Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.

b)

Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.

c)

Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like", "as" or "than."

d)

Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.

4.

Look up, my people,

The dawn is breaking,

The world is waking,

To a new bright day,

When none defame us,

Nor color shame us,

Nor sneer dismay.


The rhyme scheme for this poem is:

a)

People; breaking, waking; day, dismay; us, us

b)

AABBCCD

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

ABBCDDC

5.

Where now the many white men hurry about like ants. This is an example of:

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

6.

The calm lake was a mirror. This is an example of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

7.

The ghostly galleons grab greedily.

This is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Assonance

d)

Alliteration

8.

Fear knocked on the door.


is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Symbolism

d)

Hyperbole

9.

Examples of onomatopoeia include:

a)

The hose is a green snake on the lawn.

b)

He ran like the wind.

c)

The bottle fizzed then popped.

d)

Wild horses wouldn't drag me away.

10.

We are the quiet daybreak paling the dark lagoon.


What is this is an example of and what effect does it have?

a)

Metaphor. nature, belonging, relationship with nature

b)

Simile, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

c)

Personification, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

d)

Alliteration, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

11.

I have seen corroboree.

Where the factory belches smoke,

Here where they have a memorial park.

One time our lubras dug for yams;


Is this extract written in first, second or third person?

a)

Second Person

b)

Third Person Limited

c)

First Person

12.

His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay, What two poetic techniques are used in this sentence?

a)

Alliteration and Personification

b)

Metaphor and Simile

c)

Hyperbole and Assonance

d)

Idiom and Hyperbole

13.

What happened to the lady?

a)

She shared her umbrella because it was raining.

b)

Nothing happened to her.

c)

She dropped her umbrella.

d)

Her umbrella caught her and swallowed her up.

14.

Analyze the poem:

a)

The poet uses hyperbole to emphasize how the sounds of the rain affected the character.

b)

The poet uses personification to make the poem whimsical.

c)

The poet uses onomatopoeia to create imagery for taste.

15.

We know what they mean,

But they don’t mean what they say.

Oh those ____________,

We hear them every day.


There’s a frog in my throat.

I’m busy as a bee.

That’s no skin off my nose.

You might be barking up the wrong tree.


What is the missing word?

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

idioms

d)

hyperbole