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POETRY QUIZ

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write a simile using your name!

Example: Lauren is as funny as a clown.

(a)  

2.
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. 
3.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
4.

Write a sentence using Alliteration!

4 lines
5.

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

alliteration

6.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
7.

Which are grass type pokemon

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
8.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
9.

Which is the Electric type pokemon

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
10.
What 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
11.

What do you call a type of shape that has five sides?

a)

Pentagon

b)

Hexagon

c)

Totagon

d)

Pentagonton

12.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
13.
What do you think the meaning of this metaphor,
"She is a walking dictionary" is? 
a)
Was is tired 
b)
She knows a lot of words
c)
She was walks around the street 
14.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
15.

What is an example of a Metaphor?

a)

The pipe busted open.

b)

I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.

c)

I like school.

d)

This classroom is a zoo.

16.

What is an example of a simile?

a)

She is cute.

b)

What did you do today?

c)

She was as sweet as pie.

d)

Andy was a pig at dinner.

17.

What's an example of rhyme?

a)

Cat, scratch

b)

spicy, salt

c)

crunch, munch

d)

rice crispy

18.

"Her sweater was so soft, reminding me of a smooth bunny or a fluffy cotton ball."

Which sense is the poet appealing to?

a)

Sight

b)

Touch

c)

Taste

d)

Hearing

19.

"The ding of the school bell rang through the hallway."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

a)

Sight

b)

Taste

c)

Smell

d)

Hearing

20.

"The peppermint was minty and fresh."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

a)

Taste

b)

Touch

c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

21.

"With the brownies in the oven, the smell of chocolate filled the air."

a)

Hearing

b)

Touch

c)

Smell

d)

Sight

22.

"The leaves danced as the wind shook the tree."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

a)

Touch

b)

Taste

c)

Smell

d)

Sight

23.

Who is that pokemon????

a)

Dragonair

b)

Charizard

c)

Charlizard

d)

Dragonite

24.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

25.

Which is the Largest Continent in the World?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

USA

d)

Australia

26.

Which of thw following is NOT an elements of poetry

a)

rhyme pattern (scheme)

b)

rhythm

c)

stanza

d)

paragraph

27.

What does "rhyme" mean?

a)

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

b)

The repetition of letter

c)

The repetition of an ending sound

28.

Choose the poem that uses ending rhyme.

a)

A

b)

B

29.

Choose the poem that has a regular rhyme, or a patten of sound like a beat.

a)

A

b)

B

30.

Which are Fire type pokemon

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
31.

Choose the poem that uses repetition.

a)

A

b)

B

32.

Which Instrument is Used for Measuring Wind Speed?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Windometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Gyrometer

33.

Choose the poem that uses ending rhyme.

a)

A

b)

B

34.

What is the name of this little brother?

a)

John John

b)

Jack Jack

c)

Jack

35.

Choose the poem that uses repetition.

a)

A

b)

B

36.

Imagery refers to...

a)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using all 5 senses

b)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using only 1 sense

c)

the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using the sense of sight only

37.

select 3 different types of figurative language

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

word choice

d)

alliteration

e)

ideas and content

38.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

39.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

a)

Author

b)

Main Character

c)

Speaker

d)

Mistress of Ceremonies

40.

Free verse poems ____________.

a)

always rhyme.

b)

do not have to rhyme.

c)

have a certain pattern.

d)

tell a story.

41.

Narrative poems _________________. (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Tell a story.

b)

Can rhyme.

c)

Have characters.

d)

Are the same as free verse poems.

42.

Repetition is _______________.

a)

when lines in a poem end with the same sound.

b)

the repeating of words, phrases, or lines in a poem.

c)

comparing two things using like or as.

d)

comparing two things directly.

43.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Zebra fish

b)

Orange Nimmo

c)

Goldfish

d)

Clown fish

44.

Satisfaction is _________________.

a)

what you feel when you eat something bad.

b)

feeling pleased when you accomplish something.

c)

getting upset when things don't go your way.

d)

learning something new.

45.

Which animal is the largest animal in the world?

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

What type of animal is Happy Feet about?

a)

orca

b)

seal

c)

penguin

d)

giraffe

47.

If you memorized something, you ______________.

a)

studied and studied but couldn't remember anything.

b)

forgot it.

c)

learned it by heart.

d)

lost it.

48.

If you shuddered, you ____________.

a)

shook or trembled.

b)

ran away.

c)

cried or shouted.

d)

ate something that didn't agree with you.

49.

What is the name of the princess in Princess and The Frog?

a)

Aurora

b)

Holly

c)

Tiana

d)

Esmeralda

50.

The word ambitious means _____________.

a)

feeling pleased when you accomplish something.

b)

feeling hateful.

c)

feeling upset or worried.

d)

having a strong desire to succeed at something.

51.

Who is this?

a)

Caterpie

b)

Butterfree

c)

Snorlax

d)

Wailmer

52.

What is the title of this movie?

a)

Raya and the Last Dragon

b)

Clifford the Big Red Dog

c)

My Little Pony

d)

My Little Pony - New Generation