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Worksheets{8} Poetry Collection #1 Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What seems to be happening in the poem "Cat!"?
The speaker is chasing a cat.
The speaker is feeding a cat.
The speaker is petting a cat.
The speaker is looking for a lost cat.
Which of these words from "Cat!" is an example of an onomatopoeia?
ark
wuff
cat
green
Which statement best expresses the speaker's feelings about the cat in "Cat!"?
The speaker loves it.
The speaker admires its beauty.
The speaker dislikes it and wants to drive it off.
The speaker is afraid of it and does not like to go near it.
What does the word git mean in the context of these lines from "Cat!"?
Git her, git her,
Whiskery spitter!
Catch her, catch her,
Green-eyed scratcher!
catch
scram
scratch
a small insect
What does the poem "Silver" describe?
the many stars in the nighttime sky
a dark evening in a city
an eerie, dead landscape
a scene slowly lit up by moonlight
Which words in this line from "silver" are an example of alliteration?
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
this and way
this and that
peers and sees
none of these
In these lines from "Silver," what synonym for peers points to the wold's meaning?
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees.
way
sees
silver
trees
Which word does the poet repeat most often in "Silver"?
slowly
silently
silver
moon
What does the speaker in "Your World" compare herself to?
a world
a bird
a rope
a song
According to the speaker in "Your World," how big is a person's world?
as big as he or she makes it
not as big as e or she thinks
as big as time will allow
as big as a star
What does the word horizon mean in the context of these lines from "Your World".
But I sighted the distant horizon
Where the sky-line encircled the sea
a ship
the imaginary circle around the center of Earth
the line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea
the sound of ringing bells
Of "Cat!", "Silver," and "Your World," which poems use a regular pattern of rhyme at the end of lines?
"Cat!" and "Silver"
"Silver" and "Your World"
"Your World" and "Cat!"
all three poems
Which phrase from "Your World" best illustrates alliteration?
narrowest nest
close to my side
distant horizon
this immensity
