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Poetry Eras

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Romantic poets loved...

a)

Art

b)

Relationships

c)

Nature

d)

Technology

2.

When did the Romantic poets write?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Revolutionary War

3.

Poetry is known as the "spontaneous overflow of _____."

a)

Feeling

b)

Thought

c)

Actions

d)

Words

4.

The Romantic Era occured between 1800 and ___.

a)

1820

b)

1860

c)

1890

d)

1920

5.

Which war influenced Modernism?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

The Cold War

d)

Civil War

6.

True or False: Modernists understood the world based on religion instead of science.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Modernists called themselves "The ___ Generation."

a)

X

b)

Dead

c)

New

d)

Lost

8.

Modernism spanned from 1900 to ____.

a)

1920

b)

1940

c)

1960

d)

1980

9.

What type of music is associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Rock

b)

Hip-hop

c)

Classical

d)

Jazz

10.

True or False: Pan-Africanism encouraged black people to find their roots and unify all of their cultures.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Harlem Renaissance happened between 1920 and ___.

a)

1922

b)

1929

c)

1935

d)

1967

12.

True or False: Contemporary poets are more diverse than other generations of poets.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Contemporary poetry is written from 1940 to ___.

a)

1960

b)

1980

c)

2000

d)

Now

14.

"She was as fast as a cheetah" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

15.

"He was a raccoon, scarfing down all of this food" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

16.

"My reflection watched me" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

17.

"I am so hot, I'm going to melt" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

18.

"His heart is like gold" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

19.

"He's older than Moses" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

20.

"The waves are calling me" is a...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole