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POETRY TERMS - Nov. 18 - 2021

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sonnet is a lyrical 16-line poem

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A sonnet is a possible option on the poetry portfolio CA1 students will complete in December.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How many poems are required (for full credit) for the poetry portfolio

a)

10

b)

12

c)

15

d)

quite a few

4.

In which country did the haiku originate?

a)

Sweden

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

5.

A haiku has exactly 5 lines.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A haiku should not rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The definition of haiku has another poetry vocabulary word in its definition.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

imagery

d)

lyric

8.

In the 3 lines of a haiku, the syllables go 5-7-5.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Based on photos submitted on picture day, there are _____ students in the freshman class.

a)

60

b)

63

c)

66

d)

70

10.

A lyric is

a)

2 lines in a poem

b)

sophomore girl with a twin brother named Landon.

c)

a brief poem expressing feelings of a single speaker

d)

14-line poem

11.

A ballad is similar to a _________

a)

haiku

b)

song

c)

essay

d)

memoir

12.

Typically, an epic is a short poem.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Epics typically involve gods and heroes.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Using a language element repeatedly is an example of _____________ .

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

repetition

c)

imagery

d)

metaphor

15.

Groupings of lines in poems are _______

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

stanzas

16.

Spell.

a)

onomattopeea

b)

onmattopoeia

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

onamatopoeia

17.

The main difference between assonance and consonance is __________ and _________ .

a)

metaphors and similes

b)

repetition and repeating

c)

vowels and consonants

d)

haikus and sonnets

18.

Consonance is the repeating of consonants.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Assonance is the repeating of vowel sounds in nearby words.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Assonance, consonance, and alliteration are basically the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The freshman class is the largest by student count. Which is the second largest?

a)

sophomores

b)

juniors

c)

seniors

22.

What vocab word from this week is also in the definition of alliteration?

a)

repetition

b)

imagery

c)

personification

d)

rhythm

23.

The Class of 2022 is one of the smallest in the last 20 years. How many students?

a)

30

b)

34

c)

38

d)

42

24.

Spell

a)

rhythem

b)

rhythm

c)

rhythim

d)

rhythemn

25.

Rhythm and rhyme both focus on _________

a)

sight

b)

sound

c)

smell

d)

touch

26.

A student can earn extra credit on the poetry portfolio.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The term Poetry Portfolio is an example of _________________

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

imagery

28.

A free verse poem does not ______

a)

rhyme

b)

sound like a haiku

c)

work like a sonnet

29.

Imagery and word pictures are similar.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Imagery also focuses on the senses.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

boom

b)

pow

c)

force

d)

sizzle

32.

Personification

a)

word pictures

b)

similar sounds

c)

giving something that is not human qualities of a human

d)

equals repetition

33.

Which poem is NOT part of the poem possibilities for the portfolio due before Thanksgiving?

a)

haiku

b)

villanelle

c)

ode

d)

free verse

34.

Simile and metaphor function the same way but are slightly different.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Metaphors use like or as to compare two things.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

An example of a simile is "limp as a noodle."

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Metaphor, simile, and personification are all examples of ______________

a)

figurative language

b)

imagery

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

38.

A ___________ girl was crowned Tip-off queen in 2020.

a)

freshman

b)

sophomore

c)

junior

d)

senior

39.

A quatrain is _____ lines

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

A couplet is _____ lines.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

41.

Both boys and girls basketball teams open the season against the same opponent. Who?

a)

Wheaton

b)

Purdy

c)

Exeter

d)

Verona

42.

The poetry portfolio is due __________

a)

Dec. 13

b)

Dec. 15

c)

Dec. 17

d)

Dec. 19

43.

How many cheerleaders are there?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

44.

How many points is the Poetry Portfolio worth?

a)

100

b)

125

c)

150

d)

175

45.

How many total vocabulary words are in this week's list?

a)

18

b)

19

c)

20

d)

25

46.

Assonance and consonance are concerned about letters within a word while alliteration is concerned about the letters at the start of a word.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Spell

a)

villanell

b)

villanelle

c)

vilanelle

d)

vyllanelle

48.

The rhyme scheme for the villanelle is ABC/ABC/ABC/ABC/ABC/ABBC

a)

True

b)

False

49.

How many actual days of vacation do we get at Thanksgiving?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

50.

What time does the Thanksgiving vacation start exactly?

a)

2:00 p.m.

b)

2:06 p.m.

c)

2:01 p.m.

d)

1:46 p.m.

51.

The 1988 Tip-off queen will be crowning this year's young lady Friday at the ceremony.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Of the 17 poems for the portfolio, how many must rhyme?

a)

All

b)

None

c)

5

d)

10

53.

How many vowels are in the vocabulary word that means "it makes the sound that imitates its meaning."

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

54.

Which poet wrote 2 poems we studied this week? (hint: 2 names with a space between the names. An example would be Steve Voyak. The first and last names must be capitalized.)

(a)  

55.

In the cartoon on page 552 of the text, the main character is an expert in something. What?

a)

poetry

b)

rhyme

c)

haikus

d)

rhythm

56.

How many different poems are possible in the Poetry Portfolio?

a)

13

b)

15

c)

17

d)

19

57.

One the second page (p. 553), there's a photograph of _______

a)

bird

b)

tree

c)

tornado

d)

sunrise

58.

In the opening of unit, a writer compares poetry to a ___________

a)

river

b)

song

c)

animal

d)

weather

59.

How many poems (of the portfolio!) are due by Friday, Nov. 19?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

60.

In addition to the required villanelle, a student also could have written a ________ poem for the other one due by Friday, Nov. 19.

a)

ode

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

name

61.

How long was Mr. Voyak's study plan?

a)

10 minutes

b)

20 minutes

c)

30 minutes

d)

60 minutes

62.

How many steps in Mr. Voyak's study plan?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

63.

I followed Mr. Voyak's (or an efficient study plan of your own) for Thursday's quiz (it had to happen outside school hours and you must answer truthfully or the test will lock up, the computer can sense somebody who's not being truthful, let's face it, it's getting DNA as you are typing! That, and Quizizz has cameras everywhere!)

a)

yes

b)

no

64.

Statistically, which grade or class has the best chance to be Tip-off Queen?

a)

Freshman

b)

Sophomore

c)

Junior

d)

Senior

65.

Southwest Tip-off was cancelled in 2020 because of covid issues.

a)

True

b)

False