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poetry

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poetry is...

a)

writing that is musical and artistic in nature

b)

writing that expresses feelings

c)

a style of writing with few rules

d)

all of the above

2.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

smilie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

4.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

5.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

6.

comparing two unlike things using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

7.

Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds

a)

False

b)

True

8.

What is a line?

a)

a group of lines within a poem

b)

random words throughout a poem

c)

a row of words in a poem

9.

Words with a similar ending sound are called...

a)

Equal

b)

Rhythm

c)

Repeated

d)

Rhyme

10.

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

a)

free verse

b)

cinquain

c)

theme

d)

metaphor

11.

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

a)

poem

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

personification

12.

What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

a)

Rhythm

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhyme scheme

d)

Alliteration

13.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
14.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
15.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
16.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
17.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
18.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
19.
Who is this famous poet?
a)
Robert Frost
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
William Butler Yeats
20.
Bonus Q: Finish this famous line of poetry:
I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a ____.
a)
Tree
b)
Sea
c)
Bee
d)
Sweet pea
21.

What is the theme of the poem?

a)

relationship

b)

friendship

c)

love

d)

life

22.

How many lines does the poem have?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

23.

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud

By William Wordsworth More William Wordsworth


I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.


Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.


The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:


For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.


Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-by-william-wordsworth


How many stanzas does the poem have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

24.

What is the story about?

a)

the strugle of life

b)

the story of the writer's life

c)

holding our dreams

d)

take a barren life

25.

Acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of a each line spells out a word/phrase.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following is acrostic poem?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What can you understand by reading this poem?

a)

It is about examination

b)

It is about life

c)

It is about family

28.

Which type of poem is used to express an emotion?

a)

lyric

b)

ode

c)

narrative

d)

free verse

e)

humorous

29.

Which type of poem tells a story?

a)

lyric

b)

ode

c)

narrative

d)

free verse

e)

humorous

30.
Which Point of View uses pronouns like I, me, we, us?
a)
3rd person
b)
1st person
c)
2nd person