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Poetry Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a metaphor?

a)

an exaggeration or overstatement

b)

a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

c)

a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word

d)

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

2.

What is a simile?

a)

use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang

b)

giving a non-human thing human characteristics

c)

a comparison of two unlike things without a transitional word

d)

a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

3.

What is personification?

a)

an exaggeration or overstatement

b)

using words to create a picture in the reader's mind

c)

giving human characteristics to non-humans

d)

use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, such as buzz or bang

4.

What is hyperbole?

a)

an exaggeration or overstatement

b)

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

c)

a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

d)

a combination of contradictory terms

5.

A poem that expresses thoughts or emotions about a subject

a)

Sonnet

b)

Lyrical

c)

Ode

d)

Narrative

6.

A poem with 3 lines consisting of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then 5 syllables again

a)

Haiku

b)

Ode

c)

Sonnet

d)

Hyperbole

7.

A poem consisting of 14 lines with a very strict rhyme scheme and structure

a)

Ode

b)

Sonnet

c)

Narrative

d)

Lyrical

8.

A poem, typically in verse, that tells a story

a)

Lyrical

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Narrative

9.

A poem that is used to praise modern day objects or things commonly overlooked

a)

Ode

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Mode

10.

A poem that doesn't have any real rules or rhyme scheme

a)

Ode

b)

Sonnet

c)

Lyrical

d)

Free Verse

11.

What type of figurative language is this sentence: Life is like a box of chocolates.

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Ode

12.

What type of figurative language is in this sentence: "For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Nothing

13.

How many stanzas in this poem?

a)

9

b)

1

c)

11

d)

4

14.

The connotation of a word is the dictionary definition of a word.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The word "trashy" has a negative connotation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The author of the poem is always the speaker of the poem, too.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The denotation of cheap is something that costs very little.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Similes can sometimes also be examples of hyperbole.

a)

True

b)

False