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Poetry Basics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Paragraphs" in poems are called what?

a)

Lines

b)

Groups

c)

Stanzas

d)

Phrases

2.

The "sentences" or phrases in a poem are called...

a)

Stanzas

b)

Phrases

c)

Clauses

d)

Lines

3.

When lines of a poem end in the same sound

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

4.

The (blank) of a poem is inferred by the READER

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Rhyme

d)

Intent

5.

The (blank) of a poem is set by the AUTHOR

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Intent

d)

Feeling

6.

When a poem uses words or phrases over and over it is called

a)

Boring

b)

Creativity

c)

Repetition

d)

Flow

7.

A poem uses repetition in order to...

a)

Make the reader bored

b)

Make the reader interested

c)

Make the reader pay attention to something

d)

Make the reader stop focusing

8.

The sneaky snake slithered down the hall. This is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

9.

The bee buzzed through the air

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

10.

The store is a million miles away!

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

11.

The grass hugged my feet

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

12.

She was the star of the play

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

13.

This excerpt is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Repetition

14.

This excerpt is an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

15.

The MOOD of this poem is...

a)

Hopeful

b)

Depressing

c)

Annoying

d)

Bleak

16.

What is the TONE of the excerpt?

a)

Happy

b)

Bleak

c)

Anxious

d)

Depressing