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Poetry

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 3590secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
The message of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is that lying is bad.
--
What is this an example of?
a)
Mood
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Rhythm
d)
Theme
2.
Which sentence contains IMAGERY (sensory details)?
a)
The man bought groceries.
b)
The man bought lots of groceries for home.
c)
The tall, dark-haired man bought groceries in brightly-colored packages.
d)
The man went to the store.
3.
When you stretch the truth or exaggerate.
--
Ex: "It's so hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk."
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Stanza
4.
The repetition of consonants at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
--
Ex: She sells seashells by the seashore.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Tone
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Alliteration
5.
What is RHYME SCHEME?
a)
The beat of a poem.
b)
Rhymes occurring inside the LINES of a poem.
c)
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ENDS of the LINES of a poem. (Marked with A, B, etc.)
d)
The "paragraph" of a poem.
6.
A group of lines in a poem. It's like the "paragraph" of poetry.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Stanza
d)
End Rhyme
7.
What is an example of ONOMATOPOEIA?
a)
Red
b)
House
c)
Football
d)
Buzz
8.
Which sentence uses ALLITERATION?
a)
Silence is golden.
b)
He bakes brown bread.
c)
They fly as high as eagles.
d)
The car is shiny.
9.
What do you call a comparison of 2 unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as"?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Onomatopoeia
10.
Which one is a METAPHOR?
a)
Silence is golden.
b)
He bakes brown bread.
c)
They fly as high as eagles.
d)
The car is shiny.
11.

What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?

--

Roses are red,

We have the flu.

I can't smell anything

And neither can you.

a)

A, C, A, B

b)

A, B, C, B

c)

A, B, C, C

d)

A, B, A, B

12.
TONE is the attitude a writer takes toward the subject. Which term means the emotion created in the reader?
a)
Theme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Mood
13.
"That ice cream is calling my name!"
--
What is this an example of?
a)
Metaphor
b)
End Rhyme
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
This word describes a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in a poem -- the "beat".
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Rhythm
c)
Stanza
d)
Line
15.
What kind of rhyme is this?
--
I know Mary won't date Harry.
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Stanza
d)
Internal Rhyme
16.

What kind of RHYME is this?

--

Sandra sat upon the stair,

Weaving flowers in her hair.

a)

Internal Rhyme

b)

Metaphor

c)

End Rhyme

d)

Imagery

17.

Does poetry have to rhyme?

a)

Yes!

b)

No!

18.

The crack of the whip shot a chill down my spine.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Repetition

d)

Onomatopoeia

19.

She called and called and called me until I picked up the phone.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Repetition

d)

Onomatopoeia

20.

Writing that plays with rhyme & rhythm and focuses on emotion, descriptive qualities, or imagery is called...

a)

nonfiction

b)

realistic fiction

c)

poetry

d)

fairy tales

21.

The writer of a poem is called a...

a)

narrator

b)

speaker

c)

author

d)

poet

22.

Poems have to rhyme.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Check all the things you could find in poetry.

a)

rhyming words

b)

rhythm/beat

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

24.

Which is an example of rhyming words?

a)

blue - bat

b)

blocks - locks

c)

pat - scratch

d)

try - tent

25.

All are found in poetry except...

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

rhythm

c)

paragraphs

26.

The repetition of sounds at the end of words is known as

a)

a stanza

b)

rhyming

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

verses

27.

The pattern of rhyming in poetry is known as

a)

a stanza

b)

rhyming

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

verses

28.

a poem that has no specific rhyme scheme or structure

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

29.

a three lined poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern; usually about nature

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

30.

A song-like narrative that has a specific rhyme scheme and structure

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

31.

A five lined poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

32.

This poem is an example of a

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

33.

This poem is an example of a

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

34.

This poem is an example of

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

35.

This poem is an example of

a)

free verse

b)

limerick

c)

haiku

d)

ballad

36.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
37.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
38.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
39.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
40.
What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
41.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
42.
Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?
a)
a)  Poet
b)
b)  Speaker
c)
c)  Stanza
d)
d)  Lines
43.
Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...
a)
figurative language
b)
sensory language
c)
genres
d)
media
44.
The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. 
a)
Internal rhyme
b)
Meter
c)
Alphabetical Order
d)
Rhyme Scheme
45.
All are found in poetry except...
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
stanza
d)
paragraphs
46.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
47.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
48.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
49.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
50.
repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
couplet
d)
rhyme
51.
_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
52.
Two words that have the same ending sound are called...
a)
rhythm words
b)
repetitive words
c)
rhyming words
d)
stanza words
53.

The way a poem is laid out on the page

is called

a)

stanza

b)

paragraph

c)

line break

d)

form

54.

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)

This poem has 1 stanza

b)

This poem has 2 stanzas

c)

This poem has 4 stanzas

d)

This poem has 8 stanzas

55.

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 lines in the poem above?

a)

This poem has 1 line

b)

This poem has 2 lines

c)

This poem has 4 lines

d)

This poem has 8 lines

56.

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

57.

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

58.

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

59.

The use of

words that vividly describe a sound

(the word mimics the sound)

so that readers can clearly "hear" them

is called

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

60.

A comparison of

two different things

using "like" or "as"

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

61.

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

62.

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

63.

A direct comparison of two unlike things

that does NOT use like or as

(x=y)

is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

64.

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

a)

Free Verse

b)

Stanza

c)

Tone

d)

Onomatopoeia

65.

"Her smile was as bright as sunshine." This is an example of...

a)

Rhyme

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Repetition

66.

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

67.

A _____ is the comparison of two things in which one is said to be another.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

68.

When words end in the same sounds, it is called _____.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Imagery

d)

Rhyme

69.

Max's marvelous muffins is an example of ....

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhythm

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Rhyme

70.

All of the following are examples of onomatopoeia except

a)

Smash

b)

Boom

c)

Sing

d)

Bang

71.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

He is a very smart boy.

b)

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

c)

This is a good song.

d)

I do not like this show.

72.

What does this example of hyperbole mean: This suitcase weighs a ton!

a)

The suitcase is very heavy!

b)

The suitcase is purple!

c)

The suitcase is very large!

d)

The suitcase is lost!

73.

"The lake was a golden mirror." This is an example of ...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

74.

A word or line that is repeated throughout a poem to create a certain effect is ...

a)

Rhyme

b)

Repetition

c)

Rhythm

d)

Hyperbole

75.

What is rhythm?

a)

When the ends of words sound the same.

b)

When the beginning of words sound the same.

c)

When a musical beat is created by word choice.

d)

When a person does what objects do.

76.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

She sings beautifully.

b)

She sings softly.

c)

She is a good singer.

d)

She sings like an angel.

77.

What type of poem is made of only 3 lines, with a total of 17 syllables?

a)

Acrostic

b)

Haiku

c)

Cinquain

d)

Diamante

78.

Why would a poet use personification?

a)

To make non-human things take on human traits or emotions.

b)

To make the poem longer.

c)

To make the poem sadder.

d)

To teach readers a lesson about life.

79.

Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...

a)

Synonyms

b)

Repetition

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

80.

_____ is the literary device that engages the human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Memory

81.

The chirping crickets filled the empty night air

a)

Metaphor

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

82.

Love is a red, red rose

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Repetition

83.

Boom!

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

84.

The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Imagery

85.

He’s as strong as an ox

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

86.

Will she read these cheap leaflets

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Enjambment

87.

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Consonance

88.

The grass grew green in the graveyard

a)

Consonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

89.

Despite their mother’s warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths open

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

90.

The snow in the rose garden groaned

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

91.

Her finger hungered for a ring

a)

Alliteration

b)

Consonance

c)

Assonance

d)

Simile

92.

You could paddle through the spittle in the bottle

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Consonance

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