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Poetry

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

2.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

3.

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

4.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

smilie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

6.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

7.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

8.

comparing two unlike things using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

9.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

10.
When it is unknown who the author (or owner) is of a piece of writing
a)
stanza
b)
anonymous
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
11.
Descriptive or figurative language in writing where the author uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
a)
rhyme
b)
poem
c)
simile
d)
imagery
12.
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
a)
personification
b)
poem
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
13.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
imagery
14.
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)
peom
b)
stanza
c)
line
d)
personification
15.
When words have ending sounds that correspond to one another
Example:  cat and hat
a)
metaphor
b)
rhythm
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
16.
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
a)
imagery
b)
rhythm
c)
rhyme
d)
simile
17.
Free verse poetry does not have...
a)
stanzas
b)
plot or conflict
c)
rhyming pattern
d)
serious topic
18.

The chirping crickets filled the empty night air

a)

Metaphor

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

19.

Love is a red, red rose

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Repetition

20.

Boom!

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

21.

The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Imagery

22.

He’s as strong as an ox

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

23.

Will she read these cheap leaflets

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Enjambment

24.

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Consonance

25.

The grass grew green in the graveyard

a)

Consonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

26.

Despite their mother’s warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths open

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

27.

Her eyes are like comets

a)

Simile

b)

Imagery

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

28.
An example of Onomatopoeia is
a)
WOW!
b)
What in the world?
c)
BAM!
d)
Hey, you!
29.
The character or the voice that is telling the poem
a)
personification
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
speaker
30.
Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply
a)
bite
b)
eye
c)
ugly
d)
many
31.
Which word does not rhyme with the following three?
kite
light
rewrite
a)
stoplight
b)
meteorite
c)
satellite
d)
sigh
32.
What is the most logical line to complete the poem?
Mary had a little poodle
All day long she ate a __________
a)
noodle
b)
lamb
c)
no clue
d)
llama
33.
Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
staza
d)
stan
34.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
A B C D E F G
b)
AA BB CC DD
c)
A B C B A B C D
d)
A B A B C D C D
35.
Which words don't rhyme with anything else in the poem?
a)
none
b)
horses
c)
Dumpty
d)
again
36.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
A B A B C D A D
b)
No rhyme scheme
c)
A A B B C C
d)
 LMNOP
37.
Rhyme scheme?
a)
A B C D
b)
A B A B A B A
c)
A A B B C C
d)
A B C
38.
a)
Don't forget your pajamas!
b)
What are you talking about?
c)
Can I go to get a drink?
d)
Keep calm and drive a jeep. 
39.

Which word rhymes with trick?

a)

lick

b)

glitch

c)

Mike

d)

crock

40.

Which word rhymes with cow?

a)

tow

b)

low

c)

wow

d)

through

41.

Which word rhymes with blue?

a)

buke

b)

home

c)

goop

d)

chew

42.

Which word rhymes with ground?

a)

brown

b)

coup

c)

bounded

d)

crowned

43.

Which word rhymes with complain?

a)

vein

b)

can

c)

sleigh

d)

bay

44.

Which word does NOT rhyme with heard?

a)

absurd

b)

blurred

c)

bird

d)

cured

45.

Which word does NOT rhyme with snare?

a)

gar

b)

flair

c)

care

d)

heir

46.

Which word does NOT rhyme with goat?

a)

float

b)

wrote

c)

coach

d)

keynote

47.

Which word does NOT rhyme with to?

a)

mosquito

b)

blew

c)

flew

d)

glue

48.

Which word does NOT rhyme with flower?

a)

tower

b)

hour

c)

tour

d)

our

49.

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?

a)

Banana and Apple

b)

Cry and Pie

c)

Baby and Lady

d)

Fast and Furious

50.

Which couplet shows an AABB pattern

a)

There was a man,

A tall, tall man

b)

Sam loved to eat

Strawberry jam

c)

Among the rain

and lights

d)

The sun is shining bright

This is a lovely sight.

51.

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of _______ that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry

a)

repeating

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

rhyming

d)

sounds

52.

Which word does NOT rhyme with heard?

a)

absurd

b)

blurred

c)

bird

d)

cured

53.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
54.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
55.
What is the difference between poetry and prose?
a)
Poetry uses words for their sounds and rhythm, while prose usually does not.
b)
Poetry is more meaningful than prose.
c)
Poets write using emotions, while authors of prose do not.
d)
Poetry is meaningful and prose is not.
56.

what rhymes with bat?

a)

lap

b)

sat

c)

sit

d)

hop

57.

what rhymes with lock?

a)

pick

b)

pot

c)

sock

d)

sick

58.

What rhymes with four?

a)

door

b)

three

c)

free

d)

crown

59.

What rhymes with gate?

a)

eat

b)

cafe

c)

eight

d)

fit

60.

What rhymes with house?

a)

mouse

b)

chip

c)

wish

d)

how

61.

What rhymes with bricks?

a)

sip

b)

pin

c)

six

d)

pit

62.

What rhymes with zero?

a)

zebra

b)

zip

c)

free

d)

hero

63.

What rhymes with pen?

a)

net

b)

hen

c)

tree

d)

send

64.

What rhymes with cake?

a)

make

b)

mic

c)

tap

d)

kite

65.

What rhymes with duck?

a)

bug

b)

tick

c)

map

d)

truck

66.

What rhymes with jam?

a)

Tom

b)

ham

c)

map

d)

pan

67.

What rhymes with toes?

a)

shop

b)

more

c)

nose

d)

top

68.

What rhymes with money?

a)

honey

b)

tone

c)

more

d)

phone

69.

What rhymes with ring?

a)

rip

b)

rang

c)

swim

d)

swing

70.

What rhymes with moon?

a)

spoon

b)

boo

c)

pool

d)

cone

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