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Poetry

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

scheme

c)

rhyme

d)

repetition

2.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

Alliteration

b)

poetry

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

3.

Poetry is...

a)

writing that is musical and artistic in nature

b)

writing that expresses feelings

c)

writing that expresses thought and ideas

d)

all of the above

4.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

 

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point 

a)

rhyme

b)

stanza

c)

Alliteration

d)

repetition

6.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

similie

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

7.

Several lines grouped together in a poem are called..

a)

stanza

b)

group

c)

line

d)

paragraph

8.

comparing two unlike things using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

9.

A syllable is..

a)

a single sound within a word

b)

multiple sounds within words

10.

An old silent pond..​

A frog jumps into the pond,​

Splash! Silence again.

is an example of..

a)

a cinquain poem

b)

a haiku poem

c)

a limerick

d)

tanka

11.

A tanka...

a)

has no syllables

b)

is a Japanese poem with 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

c)

is a poem of 5 lines with the syllable pattern 5, 7, 5, 7, 7