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WorksheetsPoetry 1 Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 26mins
Poems are written in
sentences
paragraphs
lines
none of the above
Lines are grouped together into
stanzas
paragraphs
chunks
sections
Poetry without a regular pattern is called
a sonnet
an acrostic
free verse
none of the above
_______________ is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as cat and hat.
rhythm
rhyme
simile
alliteration
_______________ is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a poem.
form
style
stanza
meter
A ___________________ is a direct comparison of unrelated things that uses 'like' or 'as.'
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
A ______________ is a comparison of unrelated things that does NOT use like or as.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
___________________ gives human or lifelike characteristics to something that is not human or not alive.
simile
imagery
personification
hyperbole
How many lines are in the following poem?
"Risk"
And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.
6
7
8
9
How many stanzas are in this poem?
1
2
3
4
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
a, b, c, a, b, c, a, b
a, b, c, b, d, b, e, b
a, g, k, l, q, z, y, o
none of the above
What is the theme of this poem?
Kindness is always the best policy.
It's sometimes okay to be unkind to others.
Good leaders show instead of tell.
None of the above.
Poetry is a kind of writing that focuses on...
facts and opinions
characters and their problems
imagination and feelings
Name the figurative language: "Hope is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
simile
personification
metaphor
When the middle vowel sound repeats as in the line: "clap your hands and stamp your feet" the poetic device is called...
Assonance
Alliteration
Rhyme
Repetition
While reading a poem, Sherry discover a reference to the 23rd Psalm. "Oh!" she exclaimed, "that's a(n) _______."
metaphor
allusion
simile
personification
A couplet is ___ line(s) of poetry.
1
2
3
4
The pattern made by the stressed and unstressed syllables in a single line of poetry.
rhyme
meter
haiku
alliteration
What is the stress pattern of an iamb?
stressed, unstressed
unstressed, stressed
stressed, stressed
unstressed, unstressed
Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
"Just for a handful of silver he left us."
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
If a poem has a Didactic tone, what type of tone does the poem have?
Strong, demanding
Intended to teach
Dictating mood
Calm and relaxing
