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Week 2: Reading and Writing Poetry

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to the repetitive occurrence of identical or similar words usually found at the end of lines in poems or songs.

(a)  

2.

Identify the type of imagery used in the sentence.

"The masseuse rubbed warm oil, scented with lavender, across her stress-riddled shoulders."

(a)  

3.

What literary device refers to a person, object, action, place or event that in addition to its literal or denotative meanings suggests a more complex meaning or range of meanings?

a)

Theme

b)

Point of view

c)

Symbol

d)

Setting

4.

This is an indigenous or native Tagalog fixed poetic form and it is composed of four lines containing seven syllables each.

(a)  

5.

How many lines are there in a Sonnet?

(a)  

6.

What country does Haiku originated from?

(a)  

7.

It is a metrical unit containing an unaccented or unstressed syllable followed by an accented or stressed syllable (-/).

(a)  

8.

It is a direct translation of the French phrase verse libre, which describes a movement in French poetry in the late 1800’s.

(a)  

9.

It is a poetry that is not composed in verse but contains other poetic qualities, like rhythm, figures of speech, voice and tone as well as mood and atmosphere.

(a)  

10.

These are words that work together to create a harmonious and pleasing sound to the ears.

a)

Repetition

b)

Cacophony

c)

Euphony

11.

This is repeating words, phrases, or lines.

a)

Repetition

b)

Cacophony

c)

Euphony

12.

This refers to a combination of harsh, chaotic, and/or discordant (unharmonious) sounds.

a)

Repetition

b)

Cacophony

c)

Euphony

13.

Identify the imagery used in the sentence.

"She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place."

(a)  

14.

Which poetic device is demonstrated below?

Willie was a man without fame.

He hardly knew anybody's name.

a)

Tercet

b)

Free Verse

c)

Quatrain

d)

Couplet

15.

Which literary device pertains to the perspective from which a story is told?

a)

Theme

b)

Imagery

c)

Point of view

d)

Symbol