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Poetry and Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

2.

comparing two unlike things using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

3.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

4.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

5.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

6.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

7.
My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...
a)
cleverness
b)
alliteration
c)
a rude comment
d)
personification
8.
My love for you is a rose is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
9.
Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
a)
haiku
b)
cinquain
c)
free verse
d)
limerick
10.

A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

a)

narrative

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

humorous

11.

A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene. 5 syllables in the 1st line, 7 syllables in the 2nd line, and 5 syllables in the 3rd line. (5-7-5)

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

free verse

d)

lyrical

12.
Watermelon
Juicy, sweet
Dripping, slurping, smacking
So messy to eat
Yummy
a)
cinquain
b)
couplet
c)
haiku
d)
limerick
13.
1.“There was an old man from Peru
2.Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
3.He awoke in a fright
4.In the middle of the night
5.And found it was perfectly true.”
a)
couplet
b)
haiku
c)
limerick
d)
cinquain
14.

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

15.

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal