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Poetry Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply
a)
bite
b)
eye
c)
ugly
d)
many
2.
It was July, and the sun 
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth 
and green and life. 

 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?
a)
The poem has 1 stanza
b)
The poem has 2 stanzas
c)
The poem has 4 stanzas
d)
The poem has 8 stanzas
3.
a)
Don't forget your pajamas!
b)
What are you talking about?
c)
Can I go to get a drink?
d)
Keep calm and drive a jeep. 
4.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
5.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
6.
poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure
a)
free verse 
b)
ode
c)
haiku
d)
prose
7.

When a word in the middle of the sentence rhymes with a word at the end of the sentence.

a)

Internal Rhyme

b)

End Rhyme

c)

Assonance

d)

Alliteration

8.

A word which imitates a sound.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

mood

9.

The emotions the reader feels while reading.

a)

irony

b)

mood

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

10.
The voice that is speaking in a poem
a)
1st person
b)
Speaker
c)
Character
d)
Author
11.

The lines What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore: Meant in croaking “Nevermore.” What is the mood of the poem revealed in these lines?

a)

fear

b)

sadness

c)

joy

12.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore

Nameless here for evermore.


Which line reveals why the narrator is sad?

a)

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore

b)

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

c)

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

13.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat
a)
gossip
b)
chat
14.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
immature--youthful
a)
immature
b)
youthful
15.

The dictionary definition refers to

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

e)

glossary

16.

The word immature has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

17.
What is connotation?
a)
Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.
b)
Dictionary meaning of a word.
c)
I don't know!
d)
Unknown meaning
18.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
19.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
20.
This type of figurative language exaggerates for effect.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza
21.
I will love you until the end of time is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza