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Unseen poetry

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

2.

Words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point.

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

3.

'On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze,'

is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

4.

Several lines grouped together in a poem is called a...

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

5.
What gives human qualities to something that is non-human?
a)
Sensory Language 
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia 
d)
Personification 
6.
What describes one thing as if it were something else.
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia 
7.

What uses like or as to compare two things that are not alike?

a)
Metaphor 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Simile 
d)
Repetition 
8.
What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, slpat)
a)
Sensory Language 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Figurative Language 
d)
Onomatopoeia 
9.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
10.

Poetry Task Card #1:

The poet's use of repetition and regular rhyme scheme help create the poem's ...

a)

imagery

b)

rhythm

c)

conflict

d)

tone

11.

'My love for you is a rose'

is an example of...

a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
12.

'The rain danced on the roof'

is an example of...

a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
13.

'My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise'

is an example of...

a)
metaphor
b)
rhyme
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
14.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

a)

Author

b)

Main Character

c)

Speaker

d)

Mistress of Ceremonies

15.

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees."

This is an example of ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

16.

In step 1 for approaching unseen poetry you should...

a)

Analyse closely for language

b)

Look at the shape of the poem and consider its form and structure.

c)

Read the title and question.

d)

Read the sentences not the lines.

17.

In step 2 for approaching unseen poetry you should...

a)

Read the sentences not the lines.

b)

Read the title and question.

c)

Analyse closely for language.

d)

Look at the shape of the poem and consider its form and structure.

18.

In step 3 for approaching unseen poetry you should...

a)

Read the sentences not the lines.

b)

Analyse closely for language.

c)

Look at the shape of the poem and consider its form and structure.

d)

Read the title and question.

19.

In step 4 for approaching unseen poetry you should...

a)

Read the title and question.

b)

Analyse closely for language.

c)

Read the sentences not the lines.

d)

Look at the shape of the poem and consider its form and structure.

20.

Enjambment is a structural feature . This is when...

a)

There is a full stop at the end of the line.

b)

There is a full stop in the middle of a line.

c)

The line runs on to the next line underneath with no full stop at the end of a line.

d)

Every line is punctuated.

21.

Caesura is a structural technique in poetry. This is when...

a)

The line is punctuated at the end.

b)

The line is punctuated in the middle.

c)

There is no punctuation on any line.

d)

There is no punctuation at the end of the line and it runs on to the next line underneath.

22.

A quality that reveals the attitudes of the poet is the...

a)

tone

b)

epic

c)

meter

d)

rhythm

23.

A row of words in a poem is called a ...

a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
paragraph
d)
sentence
24.

A word that imitates the sound it represents is called...

a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
repetition
25.

Which word class does the red word belong to?

The boy read his BOOK.

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Article

26.

Which word class does the red word belong to?

The cheetah SPRINTED across the land.

a)

Verb

b)

Conjunction

c)

Preposition

d)

Adjective

27.
What is a noun?
a)
a word that describes a noun...
b)
the name of people places or objects...
c)
a doing word or action word...
d)
a word that describes a verb...
28.

Which word in the sentence below is the adjective?

They live in a beautiful house.

a)
beautiful
b)
house
c)
live
29.

What is a word that describes a noun called?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Proper noun

d)

Pronoun

30.

What is a word that describes an action called?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

31.

A noun that describes something that can be seen or touched.

a)

Solid

b)

Abstract

c)

Concrete

d)

Superlative

32.

Identify the word class in bold: They ran to the door

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Preposition

33.

Identify the word class in bold: Susan brushed her long dark hair

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

34.

What is perspective?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

In the form of or concerned with narration.

c)

A thing intended; an aim or plan. The message a writer wishes to communicate to the reader.

d)

An impression produced in the mind of a person.

35.

What is narrative?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

In the form of or concerned with narration.

c)

A thing intended; an aim or plan. The message a writer wishes to communicate to the reader.

d)

An impression produced in the mind of a person.

36.

What is intention?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

In the form of or concerned with narration.

c)

A thing intended; an aim or plan. The message a writer wishes to communicate to the reader.

d)

An impression produced in the mind of a person.

37.

What is effect?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

In the form of or concerned with narration.

c)

A thing intended; an aim or plan. The message a writer wishes to communicate to the reader.

d)

An impression produced in the mind of a person.

38.

What is context?

a)

The circumstances that form the setting for the writing of the poem.

b)

The mood/tone of the poem.

c)

A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. The skills a writer uses to convey meaning.

d)

The way a poem is presented to the reader.

39.

What is atmosphere?

a)

The circumstances that form the setting for the writing of the poem.

b)

The mood/tone of the poem.

c)

A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. The skills a writer uses to convey meaning.

d)

The way a poem is presented to the reader.

40.

What are methods?

a)

The physical structure of a poem.

b)

The mood/tone of the poem.

c)

A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. The skills a writer uses to convey meaning.

d)

The way a poem is presented to the reader.

41.

What is form?

a)

The physical structure of a poem.

b)

The mood/tone of the poem.

c)

A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. The skills a writer uses to convey meaning.

d)

The way a poem is presented to the reader.

42.

What is structure?

a)

The physical structure of a poem.

b)

The mood/tone of the poem.

c)

A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one. The skills a writer uses to convey meaning.

d)

The way a poem is presented to the reader.

43.

What do we mean by submissive in poetry?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

The restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon.

c)

A turn of thought or argument.

d)

The circumstances that form the setting for the writing of the poem.

44.

What do we mean by control in poetry?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

The restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon.

c)

A turn of thought or argument.

d)

The circumstances that form the setting for the writing of the poem.

45.

What is a volta?

a)

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

The restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon.

c)

A turn of thought or argument.

d)

The circumstances that form the setting for the writing of the poem.