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Amplify Poetry & Poe Vocabulary

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Figurative Meaning

a)

the dictionary definition of a word. Its literal meaning.

b)

the antonym of a word

c)

the synonym of a word

d)

any expressive use of language, as a metaphor or simile in which words are used in other than their literal meaning.

2.

Connotative Meaning

a)

any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile in which words are used in other than their literal meaning.

b)

The correct way to express your feelings

c)

the dictionary definition of a word. Its literal meaning.

d)

something that is thought up

3.

Inquiring

a)

swampy

b)

a magazine

c)

to listen

d)

seeking facts, information, or knowledge; curious.

4.

Halter

a)

to come to a stop

b)

Straps or ropes that fit around the head of a horse.

c)

slowed down

d)

tormented

5.

Shaft

a)

To ignore someone, walk away

b)

sharp

c)

a stick or a rod

d)

adequate for the purpose; enough

6.

Boggy

a)

swampy

b)

deserted

c)

wet, soggy grass

d)

a little foggy

7.

Cordiality

a)

Straps or ropes that fit around the head of a horse.

b)

wisdom

c)

smothered

d)

warmth or friendliness

8.

Dulled

a)

not sharp

b)

slowed down

c)

extremely bored

d)

gloomy

9.

Acute

a)

swampy

b)

deception

c)

sharp

d)

tiny

10.

Hearken

a)

listen

b)

warmth or friendliness

c)

seeking facts, information, or knowledge; curious.

d)

put up with

11.

Conceived

a)

to have

b)

wisdom

c)

smothered

d)

thought up

12.

Foresight

a)

planning

b)

sharp

c)

tar

d)

wisdom

13.

Dissimulation

a)

not seen or sensed

b)

removed as an option

c)

deception

d)

destroy

14.

Sufficient

a)

removed as an option

b)

not seen or sensed

c)

warmth or friendliness

d)

adequate for the purpose; enough

15.

Vexed

a)

tormented

b)

deception

c)

special knowledge

d)

removed as an option

16.

Profound

a)

wisdom

b)

wise

c)

only

d)

core

17.

Sagacity

a)

wise

b)

a sad city

c)

wisdom

d)

worried

18.

Pitch

a)

a tent

b)

a hiding place

c)

sneaky

d)

tar

19.

Stifled

a)

smothered

b)

torches

c)

stuck

d)

topped

20.

Mortal

a)

only

b)

extreme

c)

to mention

d)

underground cemetery full of tunnels and small rooms

21.

Merely

a)

wisdom

b)

action

c)

sacrifice

d)

only

22.

Suppositions

a)

bodily fluid

b)

thoughts

c)

punishment

d)

suppose to do

23.

Mournful

a)

gloomy

b)

happy

c)

excited

d)

unafraid

24.

Unperceived

a)

seen, vivid

b)

removed as an option

c)

the dictionary definition of a word. Its literal meaning.

d)

not seen or sensed

25.

Stealthily

a)

sacrifice

b)

cloak

c)

sneaky

d)

extreme

26.

Marrow

a)

core

b)

bone

c)

a narrow trail

d)

slowed down

27.

Borne

a)

to come into the world

b)

personal identity

c)

put up with

d)

to mention

28.

Utterance

a)

special knowledge

b)

a speech

c)

to mention

d)

thought up

29.

Precluded

a)

not corrected

b)

special knowledge

c)

bodily fluid

d)

removed as an option

30.

Unredressed

a)

punishment

b)

torches

c)

not corrected

d)

listen

31.

Retribution

a)

punishment

b)

not corrected

c)

tormented

d)

deception

32.

Deed

a)

extreme

b)

sacrifice

c)

action

d)

only

33.

Immolation

a)

wisdom

b)

to create

c)

to imitate

d)

sacrifice

34.

Connoisseurship

a)

special knowledge

b)

warmth or friendliness

c)

wise

d)

deception

35.

Surmounted

a)

torches

b)

topped

c)

a sword

d)

not corrected

36.

Roquelaire

a)

a dessert

b)

a cloak

c)

a dress

d)

torches

37.

Flambeaux

a)

sacrifice

b)

a bow

c)

torches

d)

bodily fluid

38.

Catacombs

a)

adequate for the purpose;

b)

underground cemetery full of tunnels and small rooms

c)

Straps or ropes that fit around the head of a horse.

d)

seeking facts, information, or knowledge; curious.

39.

Rheum

a)

sacrifice

b)

core

c)

bodily fluid

d)

torches