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Poetry and Figurative Language

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Japanese poem with 3 lines that has 17 syllables is called a

a)

free verse

b)

rhyming verse

c)

limerick

d)

haiku

2.

Rhymed verse has

a)

only 5 lines

b)

has a rhyme scheme and can be any length

c)

is Japanese

d)

is only about nature

3.

Free verse usually has NO

a)

figurative language

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

metaphors

d)

syllables

4.

Which is an example of a metaphor?

a)

He erupted like a volcano.

b)

Very vivacious volcanoes erupted!

c)

The giant volcano spit out lava!

d)

My dad was a volcano of anger

5.

What is an example of personification?

a)

The horse wore his dress and the mice danced in pearls.

b)

The frog hopped into the lake.

c)

A big giraffe reached up with his long tongue for a leaf.

d)

The old man enjoyed his coffee.

6.

How can you identify a limerick?

a)

It has 5 lines and an AABBA rhyme scheme

b)

It has no rhyming words

c)

It is only three lines

d)

It is always very serious and sad

7.

What does perspective mean?

a)

It is what happens to light when it touches water

b)

An author's feelings or point of view.

c)

Character traits

d)

Motivations

8.

A Narrator is

a)

a person who delivers pizzas

b)

A person who works on a farm

c)

The person who is telling a story or poem.

d)

Another name for an astronaut

9.

The characteristics of a haiku are

a)

5 lines

27 syllables

b)

3 lines

17 syllables

c)

4 paragraph essay

d)

16 stanzas

10.

What are the characteristics of free verse poetry?

a)

3 lines

b)

17 syllables

c)

No specific amount of lines syllables and no rhyme scheme.

d)

An AABBA rhyme scheme

11.

What is an example of alliteration?

a)

The popcorn burnt my tongue

b)

Stephanie sang soft songs to her sister

c)

Rene was meaner than a snake

d)

He broke her heart

12.

I am starving to death is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

13.

"Her mom's hug was warm like a blanket" is an example of:

a)

a metaphor

b)

a simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole