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WorksheetsPoetry 101 Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Poems do not have to rhyme.
True
False
Poetry expresses (a) when you write about feelings (sadness, anger, humor, etc.)
Narrative poems don't tell a story.
False
True
What is a stanza?
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines
Repeating of a word or phrase to create rhythm
A comparision of two things using like or as
A group of lines within a poem, a division on poetry
Rows of text in a poem.
rhyme
line break
simile
lines
What is assonance?
The repetition of a vowel sound without consonants
The repetition of consonant sounds
An exaggeration or overstatement
A comparison without using like or as
Repetition of the sounds.
rhyme
line break
simile
lines
True or False: A meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem
True
False
What is rhyme scheme?
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem.
The repeating of a word or phrase within a poem.
Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme.
A person, place, thing, or event that represents something else.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a vowel sound without consonants
The repetition of consonant sounds
An exaggeration or overstatement
A comparison without using like or as
What is a simile?
A comparison without using like or as
An exaggeration or overstatement
A comparison that uses like or as
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else.
Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.
rhyme
rhyme scheme
simile
stanza
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as
A comparison that uses like or as
An exaggeration or overstatement
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison without using like or as
An exaggeration or overstatment
A comparison using like or as
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else
What is a symbol?
A comparison without using like or as
An exaggeration or overstatment
A repetition of consonant sound
A person, place, thing or event used to represent something else
Writing that uses sensory words (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch) help form a picture in the reader's head--this is known as:
immoral
impossible
imagination
imagery
Identify what type of figurative language the following sentence displays.
I came into the room to find the desks have all walked away.
Alliteration
Similie
Hyperbole
Personification
Identify what type of figurative language the following sentence displays.
Her eyes were diamonds in the moonlight.
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
Identify the figurative language that is used in the following sentence.
The sky was dark and gloomy, and the air was damp and raw.
Simile
Consonance
Imagery
Alliteration
Identify the rhyme scheme.
One fish two fish red fish blue fish.
Black fish blue fish old fish new fish.
This one has a little star.
This one has a little car.
Say! What a lot
of fish there are.
AAABBC
AABBCB
AABBCCD
ABCDAB
Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?
"Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper."
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?
"Whoosh... the wind blew in and slammed the door."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Allusion
Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?
"Her smiled was like the Mona Lisa's."
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?
"Grandmother made enough dinner to feed an army."
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Which is the rhyme scheme in the following stanza?
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods
I'll up with snow.
a, a, b, a
a, b, a, a
a, b, b, a
a, a, b ,b
Which is the rhyme scheme in the following stanza?
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
and so are you.
a, b, a, c
a, b, c, b
a, b, c, a
a, a, b, b
F is for the fun we had together
R is for the relaxing time we shared together
I is for the interesting moments we had
E is for the entertaining time we spent
N is for the never-ending friendship that we'll have
D is for the days we'll never forget
This is called a(n)____________poem.
acerbic
aerobic
acrostic
narrative
A Japanese poem written in three lines, usually about nature is called a:
Limerick
Haiku
Haithere
Cinquain
A poem that tells a story is called a:
haiku
plot
narrative
limerick
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?
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?
What genre is Poe typically known for writing?
Comedy
Horror
Drama
Plays
What kinds of works did Edgar Allan Poe mainly publish?
short stories and poems
many novels
he wrote nothing
haikus
What kinds of stories did Edgar Allan Poe NOT write?
short stories
detective stories
macabre stories
romance stories
Which poem put Edgar Allan Poe in the literary spotlight?
Annabel Lee
The Bells
The Tell Tale Heart
The Raven
In The Raven who did the narrator hope was at the door?
The raven
Lenore
A seraphim
An echo
What does the raven symbolize?
wisdom
sorrow
Heaven
birds
Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
Happiness is fleeting
The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever
The poet will never sleep again
Grief is a result of insanity
In The Raven, what is the significance of the alliteration in stanza 1: "weak and weary"?
It rhymes with dreary
W is near the end of the alphabet signifying the end of Lenore's life
It stresses the physical and mental condition of the narrator
It helps set the tone that is upbeat
What is free verse poetry?
(a)
