WorksheetsPoetry Unit Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Alliteration is...
Repetition of the FIRST letter's consonant sound of a word in a clause.
The repetition of vowel sounds in a clause
The repetition of a consonant sound in a clause
The repetition of the FIRST word of a caluse.
Anaphora is...
Repetition of the FIRST letter's consonant sound of a word in a clause.
Repetition of vowel sounds in a clause.
Repetition of consonant sounds in a clause.
Repetition of the FIRST word of a clause.
Consonance is...
Repetition of the FIRST letter's consonant sound in a clause.
Repetition of vowel sounds in a clause.
Repetition of consonant sounds in a clause.
Repetition of the FIRST word of a clause.
Assonance is...
Repetition of the FIRST letter's consonant sound of a word in a clause.
Repetition of a vowel sound in a clause.
Repetition of consonant sounds in a clause.
Repetition of the FIRST word in a clause.
What is a paradox?
A statement that has a deeper meaning
A statement that is seems to contradict itself, but it's true!
Emily's Dickinson's pet dog.
When the reader knows something the characters do not in a story.
Diction is...
Author's word choice
The use of literary devices in a piece.
The amount of words in a poem.
The author's view toward subject matter.
Internal Rhyme occurs when...
There is a rhyme at the END of a line.
There is a rhyme in the MIDDLE of the line.
There is a rhyme in the BEGINNING of the line.
There is a slant rhyme in the line.
The BEST definition for Imagery is...
The use of images in a poem
Sensory description
Meaningful imagery in literature that relates to the pieces' message
The process of analyzing fine art.
Emily Dickinson is known for her use of this stylistic device in her poetry:
Meter
Dashes
Commas
Semicolons
Identify the rhyme scheme:
Helen, thy beauty is to me
Like to Nicean barks of yore
That gently, o'er a perfumed sea
To his own native shore.
ABAC
ABAB
ABAB (slant)
Blank Verse
Identify the rhyme scheme:
Much Madness is divinest Sense -
To a discerning Eye -
Much Sense - the starkest Madness -
'Tis the Majority
ABAB
ABCB (slant)
ABCB
AABB
The main message of the Dickinson's stanza is:
The Soul selects her own Society
Then - shuts the Door -
To her divine Majority -
Present no more -
People should be kind and open to all people.
The soul can save itself by keeping to herself.
People choose their own company, and then exclude everyone else.
Being different is okay.
The main message of this Dickinson stanza is...
How dreary - to be - Somebody!
How public - like a Frog -
To tell one's name - the livelong June -
To an admiring Bog!
People who seek fame are annoying, boring and unpleasant.
Fame is difficult to achieve,
People should be afraid of the public eye.
People who are private are the best.
What is Dickinson saying about individuality in this stanza?
Unmoved - she notes the Chariots - passing
At her low gate
Unmoved - an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her mat
Fame and important people do not affect those who embrace their individuality.
All individuals should bow down to Kings.
It's okay to be different.
Fame and important people are valuable parts of society.
What is Dickinson saying about individuality in this stanza?
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you - Nobody - too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise - you know!
Nobodies tend to be overlooked by mainstream society.
It's okay to be different
People tend to focus on strange people.
Outsiders should stick together and avoid seeking fame, as they are fine as they are.
"Thanatopsis" means...
A contemplation of death
Life after Death
The Afterlife
Nature V. Nuture
Identify the literary device used in these lines from "Thanatopsis""
To him who in the love of Nature holds
Communion with her visible forms; she speaks
A various language...."
Simile
Allusion
Personification
Paradox
The BEST way to describe Bryant's view of death is his poem "Thanatopsis" is...
He sees it as sad, depressing affair
He sees it positively; he believes everyone returns to Nature.
He fears death.
He encourages everyone to find God before they die.
The BEST way to describe Poe's view of death is his poem "The Conqueror Worm" is...
Death is peaceful. One returns to Nature.
Those who embrace God do not need to fear Death.
Man's life is a drama that is finally conquered by evil forces.
Only innocent women should not fear death.
The main message in Dickinson's stanza is...
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Request sorest need.
One needs to be smart to succeed.
Success is for the rich and privileged.
Success is the most meaningful for those who often lose.
Success only comes from hard work.
