WorksheetsPoetry Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
Stanza
Repeated consonant sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards and chimpanzees.”
A unified group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line. Related to Rhythm
Consonance
Repeated consonant sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards and chimpanzees.”
Sound words. Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art within a story or poem
Repeated sounds at the beginning of words or phrases. An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”
Theme
The pattern of rhymes within a poem. It is labeled with the letters of the alphabet.
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. Related to Meter
. A comparison without using like or as. An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Alliteration
A unified group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem
Repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.”
Repeated sounds at the beginning of words or phrases. An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”
A comparison using like or as. An example of this is: “My love is like a red, red rose.”
Meter
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line. Related to Rhythm.
Sound words. Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.”
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character.
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Onomatopoeia
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art within a story or poem
A single line of poetry, like a sentence
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. Related to Meter.
Sound words. Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.”
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as. An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”
A comparison using like or as. An example of this is: “My love is like a red, red rose.”
Repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.”
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Allusion
A single line of poetry, like a sentence.
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art within a story or poem
A comparison using like or as. An example of this is: “My love is like a red, red rose.”
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Line
.The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character
Repeated sounds at the beginning of words or phrases. An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”
A single line of poetry, like a sentence.
A unified group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem
Tone
Sound words. Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.”
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character.
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art within a story or poem
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. Related to Meter.
Simile
Repeated sounds at the beginning of words or phrases. An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”
A comparison without using like or as. An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”
A comparison using like or as. An example of this is: “My love is like a red, red rose.”
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line. Related to Rhythm.
Rhythm
A single line of poetry, like a sentence
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. Related to Meter.
Sound words. Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.”
The central message/lesson the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Assonance
Repeated sounds at the beginning of words or phrases. An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”
Repeated consonant sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards and chimpanzees.”
A unified group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem
Repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry. An example of this is: “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.”
Rhyme Scheme
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character.
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line. Related to Rhythm.
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art within a story or poem
The pattern of rhymes within a poem. It is labeled with the letters of the alphabet.
Which lines support the theme of the poem?
"When an apple tree's in blossom it is glorious to see, / But that's just a hint, at springtime, of the better things to be;"
"Architects of splendid vision long have labored on the earth, / And have raised their dreams in marble and we've marveled at their worth;"
"But I'm sure there's nothing finer for the eye of man to meet / Than an apple tree that's ready for the world to come and eat."
"There's the promise of the apples, red and gleaming in the sun, / Like the medals worn by mortals as rewards for labors done;"
Which line supports the analysis that the speaker adores apple trees?
"There isn't any structure in the land that's 'got it beat.'"
"But that's just a hint, at springtime, of the better things to be;"
"The distant edge of summer; just a forecast of the treat"
"And have raised their dreams in marble and we've marveled at their worth;"
What does forecast mean in line 11?
delay
predict
desire
curiosity
How do lines 13-18 support the theme of the beauty of apples in the poem?
by declaring that tall, exquisite building and gorgeous apples are costly
by describing how architects use marble in their designs
by comparing amazing architectural designs with an apple tree's attractiveness
by praising architects who design attractive buildings
What can be inferred from lines 19-24?
The speaker wins awards for beautiful apples.
The speaker lacks interest in viewing or eating apples.
Apple trees grow in various shapes and sizes.
Apple trees produce beautiful apples for people to enjoy.
