WorksheetsEkphrasis and Poetic Expression
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Select the best answer for: What is ekphrasis?
A written response to an art work that is analytical in nature
An imaginative written response to artwork
A story about someone painting a famous piece of art
A poem that is written next to a piece of art
What is the tool that deepens your ekphrasis?
Reason
Emotion
Imagination
Sense Perception
What's an example of 'poetic' language?
a paragraph
a narrative
a metaphor
a semi-colon
What's a metaphor?
a comparison of two similar things
a comparison of two dissimilar things
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
an exaggeration for effect
What's an example of a metaphor?
He is like my baby brother, immature.
He is the WORST driver I've ever seen!
He is a snake in the grass.
Talking to him is like talking to a brick wall.
What is figurative language?
Language that is literal.
Language that is used to give directions.
Language that deviates from the conventional meaning.
Language that is ironic.
Which answer represents what is NOT figurative language?
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
juxtaposition
What is a simile?
a comparison of two similar things
a comparison of two dissimilar things using 'like' or 'as'
an understatement
an apostrophe
What is hyperbole?
an exaggeration for effect
an understatement
a comparison using like or as
a word that represents a sound
What is imagery?
a sound device
words that appeal to the five senses
something is said that is not meant literally
a form of narrative
What is a sound device that emphasizes the repetition of consonants at the beginning of closely connected words?
onomatopoeia
rhyme
assonance
alliteration
What is a word that represents the sound something makes?
onomatopoeia
exact rhyme
alliteration
assonance
What do you call a paragraph in poetry?
still a paragraph
a stanza
a line break
a quatrain
What is the emotional high point of a narrative?
exposition
rising action
climax
denouement
Which perspectives are appropriate for an ekphrasis?
that of an observer
that of a character or an object within the painting
that of the art itself
that of a person reflecting on their own experience
all of the above
What form is appropriate for an ekphrasis?
a poem
a story
a dialogue
a letter
all of the above
