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Wonders Unit 2 week 5 Poetry

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

brittle

a)

means hard

b)

means soft and squishy

c)

means easily broken

d)

means lazy

2.

If it is ________________ it describes or tells about something.

a)

brittle

b)

descriptive

c)

creative

d)

outstretched

3.

Most people who are creative

a)

paint pictures

b)

draw pictures

c)

are able to do something in a new way

d)

are silly

4.

outstretched means

a)

stretching during exercise

b)

extended to full length

c)

being outside

5.

A poem contains groups of lines called

a)

stanzas

b)

paragraphs

c)

dialogue

6.

words that have the same ending sound are an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

rhyme

d)

onomatopeia

7.

This type of poem only has 3 lines and is made up of a certain number of syllables.

a)

Narrative

b)

Limerick

c)

Haiku

8.

A ___________ is used to compare two things using like or as.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

9.

A__________compares two things by saying one thing is another thing.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

10.

The rhythm of syllable in a line of poetry is

a)

rhyme

b)

meter

11.

Which of the following contains a metaphor?

a)

The mountain was very tall.

b)

The party was a swirling tornado.

c)

He walked along the path to the school.

d)

She had never wanted anything more in her life.

12.

Potato chips are very ___

a)

flexible

b)

salty

c)

brittle

d)

soft

13.

Which of the following lines contains a simile?

a)

I fell and hurt my arm.

b)

She walked to the door.

c)

He moved as slowly as a snail.

d)

We went to the store with Billy.

14.

Which pair of words rhyme?

a)

trail, try

b)

none, day

c)

chart, heart

d)

mail, charm

15.

what word means the OPPOSITE of outstretched?

a)

closed

b)

empty

c)

filled

d)

open

16.

What does the word brittle mean?

a)

simple to do or try

b)

difficult to open or close

c)

horrible to tast or smell

d)

easily broken or destroyed

17.

Which word means the SAME as creative?

a)

strong

b)

talented

c)

understood

d)

worried

18.

The seagull glided through the air on _____ wings.

a)

light

b)

colorful

c)

tiny

d)

outstretched

19.

the author is very ____ about the characters eyes, hair, and skin.

a)

descriptive

b)

bland

c)

sad

d)

talkative

20.

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem

a)

ABCD

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

BABA

21.

What is rhythm?

a)

a poem with no regular rhythm

b)

words that imitate sounds

c)

emphasis on certain syllables throughout a piece

d)

words and/or lines that repeat

22.

What is rhyme?

a)

A poem written with no regular rhythm

b)

Words and phrases used to help a reader imagine with the senses

c)

Words that have the same end sounds

d)

Words that imitate sounds

23.

I know I'm going somewhere,

and I can hardly wait,

Somewhere's not the sort of place

where someone should be late


What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

a)

a, b, c, b

b)

a, a, b, b,

c)

a, b, a, b

d)

a, b, c, d

24.

What is repetition?

a)

A poem with no regular rhythm

b)

Words and/or lines of a poem that repeat

c)

A comparison that suggests one thing is like another

d)

Words and/or phrases to help the reader imagine with the senses

25.

____________ is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line, creating rhythm and musicality. (the beat)

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

internal rhyme

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

meter

26.

What is a stanza?

a)

a grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by a blank line

b)

a poem written with no rhyme or regular rhythm

c)

words that imitate sounds

d)

words written in the shape of what a poem is about

27.

Repetition is __________ words , phrases, or sentences

a)

regular pattern

b)

when words rhyme

c)

repeated

d)

stressed syllables

28.

I swear

The bear

Is near

The deer


What rhyme scheme is found in this stanza?

a)

a, a, b, b

b)

a, b, a, b

c)

a, b, b, b, a

d)

no rhyme scheme in this stanza

29.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
30.
Which poetry term refers to the writer of the poem?
a)
poet
b)
speaker
c)
stanza
d)
line
31.

Which pair of words rhyme?

a)

pumpkin and pearl

b)

ghost and toast

c)

witch and broom

d)

cat and mouse

32.

What word means the OPPOSITE of outstretched?

a)

Crooked

b)

Extended

c)

Open

d)

Closed

33.

Which of the following words is NOT descriptive?

a)

foggy

b)

goblin

c)

scary

d)

creaking

34.

Which of the following is part of meter?

a)

syllables

b)

words

c)

rhyme

d)

length

35.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

The werewolf had huge fangs.

b)

She shouted, "Trick or treat!"

c)

The haunted house was so much fun.

d)

The creepy ghoul slithered like a snake.

36.

Metaphor

a)

compares two unlike things using like or as

b)

compares two unlike things by saying one is the other

c)

when the ending sounds of two words sound alike

d)

a pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

37.

Simile

a)

compares two unlike things using like or as

b)

a pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

c)

compares two unlike things by saying one is the other

d)

something that is easily broken

38.

providing a picture in words

a)

creative

b)

descriptive

c)

simile

d)

rhyme