WorksheetsPoetry Part 1 (Voice)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A writer's unique use of language that allows a reader to "hear" a human personality in the writer's work.
a)
mood
b)
voice
c)
tone
d)
rhythm
2.
Expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.
a)
voice
b)
mood
c)
tone
d)
imagery
3.
A person, a place, an object, an animal, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself.
a)
symbol
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
4.
The occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words.
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
free verse
5.
Poetry is...
a)
writing that is musical and artistic in nature
b)
writing that expresses feelings
c)
a style of writing with few rules
d)
all of the above
6.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
7.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
8.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
10.
The message or moral of the story
a)
theme
b)
main idea
c)
summary
d)
plot
11.
The voice that is talking to us in a poem is referred to as what?
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
12.
What are the "paragraphs" of poems?
a)
sections
b)
stanzas
c)
paragraphs
d)
forms
13.
Stanzas are made up of _____________.
a)
lines
b)
other stanzas
c)
figurative language
d)
rhymes
14.
What is tone?
a)
The poet's attitude toward his or her subject.
b)
The feeling a reader gets when reading the poem.
c)
the pitch of the rhythm
d)
the sounds of a poem
15.
What is the main idea of the following poem:
The horse stood tall
Above them all.
He towered like a king
Such a beautiful thing.
He trotted with grace
With a perfect pace
The blue ribbon all a glow
He had finally won the show.
The horse stood tall
Above them all.
He towered like a king
Such a beautiful thing.
He trotted with grace
With a perfect pace
The blue ribbon all a glow
He had finally won the show.
a)
The horse won the show
b)
The horse is ugly
c)
The horse was tired
d)
The horse was up on a hill
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