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Poetic Drama Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Simile

a)

Comparing Something

b)

Way of Describing something using like and as

c)

A form of Figurative speech

d)

A figure of speech

2.

Comparing two different things using the words like or as:

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

3.

Giving human traits to non-living things...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

imagery

d)

personification

4.
Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities
a)
personification
b)
symbolism
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
5.

Dialogue is...

a)

a memory or experience the author writes about

b)

a conversation between characters or people in a story

c)

a type of figurative language used to make your writing interesting

d)

a part of speech that describes a noun

6.

A ___________ is extended speech from one speaker.

a)

Autobiographical anecdote

b)

Dialogue

c)

Monologue

d)

Pauses

7.

Tone

a)

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

b)

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

c)

The attitude the poem’s narrator (this

may or may not be the actual poet) takes

towards a subject or character: serious,

humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned,

tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.

8.

Diction

a)

The author’s specific word choice.

b)

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

c)

A story/narrative in poetic form.

9.
A piece of writing done through dialogue
a)
drama
b)
script
c)
act
d)
scene
10.
What is mood?
a)
The feeling the reader gets from a story.
b)
The dialogue in a story.
c)
The author's attitude about a topic.
d)
A type of figurative language.
11.

Definition: comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

metamorph

12.

Definition: a phrase that combines two words that are opposite

a)

oxymoron

b)

oxygen

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

13.
Poetry that is written for theater.
a)
Lyric
b)
Narrative
c)
Dramatic
14.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE for dramatic poetry?

a)

Meant to be performed

b)

Focuses on emotions

c)

Tells a story

d)

Told by a narrator

15.

The writer of a poem is called a...

a)

narrator

b)

speaker

c)

author

d)

poet

16.
What is satire?
a)
The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images
b)
The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly
c)
The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme
d)
A form of zeitgeist