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Figurative Language & Poetry

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

hyperbole

b)

symbole

c)

mood

d)

personification

3.

A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.

a)

apostrophe

b)

allusion

c)

allegory

d)

antonym

4.

The author’s attitude toward their subject.

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

mood

d)

allusion

5.

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

6.
_____a figure of speech in which two a things are compared, NOT using like or as 
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Personification 
7.

A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to

animals, plants, objects and ideas. 

Example: "The moon followed me through the night."

a)
Poetry 
b)
Simile 
c)
Personification 
8.

"Mrs. Woodrome whistles while she works well"

This is figure of speech is _____ 

a)
Rhyme 
b)
Alphabet 
c)
Alliteration 
9.

"I am so hungry I could eat a cow." 

This figure of speech is _____.

a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Simile 
c)
Rhyme 
10.
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it..
Example: Crash! 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor 
11.

What do you think is the meaning of this metaphor:

"She is a walking dictionary"  

a)
Was is tired 
b)
She knows a lot of words
c)
She was walks around the street 
12.

"When I was at Six Flags, I waited in line for years."

What figurative speech is this? 

a)
Metaphor 
b)
Personification 
c)
Hyperbole 
13.
What figurative language is the sentence below?
She is as pretty as a flower. 
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Alliteration 
14.

A funny exaggeration is called a/an

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

15.

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

16.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

17.

A comparison using like or as

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

18.

Words that resemble the sound they describe

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

19.

A comparison of two things without using like or as

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

20.

The fly buzzed past us

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

21.

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes

a)

red-herring

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

personification

22.

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

23.

"Charming children chat in the corner."

This is ___________.

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

24.

"We had to wait forever!"

This is what type of figure of speech?

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

25.

What is rhythm?

a)

to use words to tell about something

b)

a pattern of the beats, like music

26.

What is a stanza?

a)

lines of a poem that go together

b)

a noun that names a particular person, place or thing, and uses a capital letter

27.
All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
28.

Poets use ________, _________ and ______ to paint word pictures.

a)

words, sounds and imagery

b)

love, peace and soul

c)

emotions, rhymes and puns

d)

this, that and the other

29.

Poetry is a collection of words divided into:

__________ and _________

a)

lines and stanzas

b)

common and uncommon

c)

Epic and Narrative

d)

feelings and emotions

30.

Poetry expresses ...

a)

adventure and journey

b)

feelings and emotions

c)

humor and pun

d)

entertainment and drama

31.

What makes Ballad Poems and Epic Poems the same?

a)

both are 500 pages long

b)

both are Lyric Poems

c)

both tell a story, have action and are dramatic

d)

both are short

32.

How many lines does a Limerick Poem have?

a)

nine

b)

four

c)

seven

d)

five

33.

Which line of a Limerick Poem does the "punch line" happen?

a)

last line

b)

first line

c)

middle line

d)

fourth line

34.

Free Verse Poems do not follow the poetry rules

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Haiku Poems consist of how many lines

a)

three

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

two

36.

What type of POEM expresses sorrow or mourning?

a)

EPIC

b)

ELEGY

c)

LYRIC

d)

FREE VERSE

37.

What are two types of Lyric Poems?

a)

Free Verse and Narrative

b)

Sonnet and Ode

c)

Epic and Haiku

d)

Limerick and Elegy

38.

Ballad Poems _________ and can be _________

a)

rhyme

and

sung

b)

do not rhyme

and

recited

c)

have rhythm

and

danced

d)

are common

and

mimed

39.

Lyric Poems are intended to be set to ...

a)

rhythm

b)

television

c)

dance

d)

music

40.

The third and last line of a Haiku has how many syllables?

a)

six

b)

seven

c)

five

d)

three

41.

Narrative Poems do what?

a)

Tell a story

b)

Give direction

c)

Answer a question

d)

Tell a joke

42.

What type of poem has a simple rhyme scheme, regular rhythm,

action, dialogue and can be sung?

a)

LYRIC

b)

LIMERICK

c)

BALLAD

d)

NARRATIVE

43.

What type of poem is really, really long, and has

journeys and battle scenes?

a)

EPIC

b)

BALLAD

c)

NARRATIVE

d)

Ode

44.

Poems that do NOT use a fixed pattern and do NOT

follow specific rules about rhythm are called:

a)

Ode Poems

b)

Lyric Poems

c)

Free Verse Poems

d)

Haiku Poems

45.

Poetry does not use humor and puns to entertain readers

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What communicates experiences, emotions ideas and thoughts using

rhyme and rhythm?

a)

Narratives

b)

Poetry

c)

Ballads

d)

Elegy

47.

What type of poem tells the story of a hero

or legendary person?

a)

Epic Poem

b)

Ode Poem

c)

Lyric Poem

d)

Ballad Poem

48.

What type of Lyric Poem celebrates a person, important

event or idea?

a)

An Ode

b)

A Ballad

c)

A Haiku

d)

An Elegy

49.

What makes Ballad Poems and Epic Poems the same?

a)

both are 500 pages long

b)

both are Lyric Poems

c)

both tell a story, have action and are dramatic

d)

both are short

50.

Poetry expresses ...

a)

adventure and journey

b)

feelings and emotions

c)

humor and pun

d)

entertainment and drama

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