WorksheetsREVIEW: Poetry & Literary Analysis (SIFTT) - Part 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
DEFINITION: POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
What term is described in the definition/explanation below?
A collected group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem. In class, we may refer to it as a "paragraph" in poetry
Couplet
Theme
Iambic Pentameter
POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
Identify the number of lines in the poem
16
13
6
12
DEFINITION: POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
What term is described in the explanation below?
When discussing poetry or literature, who is the voice of the poem or passage? Remember, this should not be confused with the "author".
The Publisher
The Audience
The Writer
The Speaker
DEFINITION: POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
What term is described in the definition/explanation below?
a pair of of lines of verse that usually rhyme and may express a complete thought
stanza
metaphor
extended metaphor
couplet
POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
Identify the number of stanzas in the poem
8
2
4
1,000,000
POETRY TERMS & STRUCTURE
Identify the number of stanzas in the poem
6
12
1
1,000,000
DEFINITION: Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
Identify the definition for the term... Symbolism
Uses words to create a joke
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
Uses extreme exaggeration
Uses an object or color to represent an idea or feeling
Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
True or False...
A theme should be a statement, not just one word.
Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
Choose the statement that best identifies the difference between TONE & MOOD
TONE is how the reader feels while reading the passage; MOOD is how the writer feels about the subject they are writing about.
MOOD is based on how the reader feels while reading the passage; TONE describes how the reader sounds as they read the passage.
MOOD and TONE are the same thing.
MOOD is how the reader feels while reading the passage; TONE is how the passage sounds as it is read, indicating how the speaker or writer feels about the subject.
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Imagery
uses the same beginning sound for a several words that are close together
uses the one or more senses to describe using details
uses extreme exaggerations
uses an object or color to represent a feeling or idea
DEFINITION: Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
Identify the definition for the term... THEME
a universal truth, moral, or idea that the writer wants to share with the audience
the location and time the passage takes place
the order of events that occur in the passage
the writer's purpose or reason for writing the passage
DEFINITION: Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
Identify the term that matches the definition below:
the use of an object or color to represent an idea, concept, or feeling
theme
symbolism
tone
imagery
Literary Analysis Strategy (S.I.F.T.T.)
Which of the following CANNOT be a symbol?
Love
Frogs
Boats
Snakes
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... A metaphor...
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as"
Gives human characteristics to something non-human.
Is word play or a joke
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Personification
Gives human characteristics to something non-human
Says the opposite of what you expect
Exaggerates what you are saying
Uses words as a joke
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Hyperbole
uses extreme exaggeration
gives human characteristics to something non-human
says the opposite of what is expected
uses words that all have the same beginning sound
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Onomatopoeia
uses a word that creates a sound effect
uses a phrase that creates it's own meaning or interpretation
uses words to explain or inform
says the opposite of what is expected
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Oxymoron
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
An extreme exaggeration
Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... Paradox
says the opposite of what is expected
says something in a nicer way, so it's less harsh or offensive
uses words to create a contradictory statement
compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the term that is defined/described below:
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely arranged or connected words
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the term for... a comparison between two unlike things, using the words 'like' or 'as'
Alliteration
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the term for the definition below:
The same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning, middle, and/or end of words within a line or sentence
consonance
assonance
oxymoron
alliteration
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the difference between...
REPETITION & ALLITERATION (this is a tricky one!)
ALLITERATION = repeated words
REPETITION = repeated sounds
REPETITION = repeated words
ALLITERATION = repeated sounds
REPETITION = repeated vowel sounds within words
ALLITERATION = repeated consonant sounds within words
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DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the term for the definition below:
The repetition of internal vowel sounds in the same line or sentence.
Alliteration
Consonance
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Identify the definition for the term... consonance
The repetition of the same letters in multiple words
the absence of letter sounds
the repetition of vowel sounds
the repetition of consonant sounds
DEFINITION: Figurative Language & Literary Devices
(Definition of CONTRADICTION: a statement or phrase that implies that something is the correct or the truth, and at the same time, it is also incorrect or false)
TRUE or FALSE
An oxymoron uses contradictory words, which are placed together or next to each other
