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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words occurring close together in a line of poetry?
onomatopoeia
imagery
alliteration
rhyme
What poem has five lines and is often humorous, and lines one, two, and five rhyme?
lyric
limerick
haiku
free verse
What is it called when there is a comparison over several lines in a poem?
stanza
free verse
an epic
extended metaphor
"It was just a slip of the tongue," is what kind of figurative language?
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
What poetic device is the line below an example of?
"The poet's pen is pointing purposefully at his paper."
rhyme
alliteration
onomatopoeia
assonance
If a line of poetry does not end with punctuation, you should
make a full stop
stop for as long as you like
keep reading until it does
add punctuation
What is the name of the poetic device from the example?
"Let the rain kiss you/Let the rain beat upon your head with silver. . ."
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
What is the following an example of?
"I took the car, but it wasn't far."
alliteration
personification
internal rhyme
external rhyme
A poem written in three lines with the first and third lines having five syllables and the second line having seven syllables is called a(n)
sonnet
haiku
free verse poem
narrative poem
A form of poetry that has no regular rhyme or meter is called
figurative language
limerick
haiku
free verse
A word whose sound imitates its meaning is called
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
A poem that tells a story with a plot, setting, and characters is
free verse
lyric poem
narrative poem
sonnet
A poem that expresses the feelings/emotions and the thoughts of the speaker is a(n)
lyric poem
concrete poem
extended metaphor
narrative poem
What do you call the following lines?
"My best friends live on the shelf.
We visit when I am by myself.""
rhythm
alliteration
couplet
quatrain
"There was a young lady whose nose
Continually prospers and grows;
When it grew out of sight,
She exclaimed in a fright,
Oh, Farewell to the end of my nose!""
a sonnet
a limerick
a haiku
free verse
Poetry that does not rhyme exactly but repeats only some sounds uses
free verse
onomatopoeia
alliteration
slant rhyme
In free verse, the poem
is written in couplets
has no punctuation marks
should be read using natural rhythm
has forced end-rhymes
An image is a word or phrase that
is only found in poetry
appeals to one of the senses
is part of the rhyme scheme
creates a particular sound
Which of the following pairs of words may be used as an example of approximate/slant rhyme?
now and know
love and above
dark and dreary
June and moon
Are the poet and the speaker of the poem the same person?
Always
Never
Sometimes
I don't know
