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Poetry and Figurative Language

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

a)

A single word

b)

A sentence

c)

A part of sentence

d)

All of the above

2.

Groups of lines are called ______________.

a)

Sentences

b)

Stanzas

c)

Tony Danzas

d)

Line groupings

3.

_________ is the repetition of vowel sounds.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Rhyme

4.

__________ is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

5.

__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Synonym

d)

Hyperbole

6.

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

a)

Simile

b)

Synonym

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

7.

__________ is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

8.

_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

9.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Refrain

d)

Hyperbole

10.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

a)

Simile

b)

Refrain

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

11.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

12.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

13.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
14.

How is poetry written? (structure)

a)

a) Sentences & paragraphs

b)

b) Sentences

c)

c) Lines & paragraphs

d)

d) Lines & stanzas

15.

What does this metaphor mean?

"The words flew off the page."

a)

The ink came off the paper.

b)

The words became birds.

c)

Someone is reading very quickly.

d)

Someone is reading about things that fly.

16.

What does this personification mean?

"The few stars in the tar black sky stared down at her menacingly."

a)

The stars have faces and are looking at her.

b)

She's scared.

c)

It is pitch black outside.

d)

The night is dark and creepy.

17.

What does this hyperbole mean?

"He did say that he loves her so much he'd die without her."

a)

He wants to keep her in his life.

b)

He doesn't want to lose her because he'll die.

c)

He is very hurt by what she did.

d)

He needs her to live.

18.

What is the meaning of the simile, "The class was like a circus!"

a)

The class had animals

b)

The class was crazy

c)

The class was fun

d)

None of the above

19.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
20.

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

"I'm as a cool as a cucumber!"

b)

"The girls are like two peas in a pod!"

c)

"After school I have a ton of homework to do!"

d)

"Her hair was so long!"

21.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
22.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
23.

Which 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.

24.

What is language that helps the reader create mental images?

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Imagery

c)

Personification

d)

Meter

25.

What do we call the person who narrates a poem?

a)

Writer

b)

Author

c)

Poet

d)

Speaker

26.

The place where a line ends

a)

line break

b)

stanza

c)

theme

27.

Two or more words that have the same ending sound.

a)

rhyme

b)

simile

c)

repetition

d)

onomatopoeia

28.

"My feet are killing me." This is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

29.
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.
30.
An IDIOM is a common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Which of these is an idiom?
a)
He bakes brown bread.
b)
It's a piece of cake!
c)
I like rollercoasters.
d)
What is that?
31.

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

32.
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
33.
What kind of rhyme is this?
--
I know Mary won't date Harry.
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Stanza
d)
Internal Rhyme
34.

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

35.

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

a)

Acrostic

b)

Haiku

c)

Cinquain

d)

Diamante

36.

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

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Memory

37.

A five lined poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

38.

This poem is an example of

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

ballad

39.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What is a "refrain" ?
a)
The last line of a poem
b)
The first line of a poem
c)
A line that is repeated
d)
A line that rhymes
41.
How the reader feels while reading the piece of writing 
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
c)
Tone
d)
Mood
42.

How many lines does a cinquain poem have?

4 lines
43.

Line five of a cinquain poem has (a)   syllables.

44.

How many lines does a haiku have?

4 lines
45.

Concrete poems are also called (a)   poems.

46.

Does cat rhyme with cat?

a)

Yes

b)

NO

47.

What rhyme scheme does the following poem have?

Little Lucy fell on a bat.

She tripped on her little cat.

Lucy was mad,

because the cat was bad.

And that was the end of that.

4 lines

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