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Poetry Terms Review #1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem?

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Structure

c)

Stanza

d)

Line

2.

What is a stanza?

a)

A sentence in a poem

b)

A paragraph of a poem

c)

The entire poem

d)

A type of poem

3.

Rhyming words...

a)

Have the same sound at the beginning of words

b)

Have the same sound at the end of words

c)

Sound the same but are spelled differently

d)

Must be in a poem

4.

What is a line in a poem?

a)

A sentence in a poem

b)

A paragraph of a poem

c)

A joke

d)

A type of poem

5.

Alliteration is...

a)

Repetition

b)

Repetition of end sound

c)

Repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words

d)

Repetition of a beginning consonant sound in two or more words

6.

A simile is...

a)

a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

b)

A extreme exaggeration

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

7.

A metaphor is...

a)

a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

b)

A extreme exaggeration

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

8.

A hyperbole is...

a)

a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

b)

A extreme exaggeration

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

9.

An allusion is...

a)

a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

b)

A extreme exaggeration

c)

reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing

d)

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

10.

Personification is...

a)

a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

b)

A extreme exaggeration

c)

reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing

d)

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

11.

"The men hurry about like ants" is an example of (a)  

12.

"We are the cork and they are the bottle" is an example of (a)   .

13.

"The ghostly gallows grab greedily" is an example of (a)  

14.

"I am so exhausted that my exhaustion is struggling" is an example of (a)   .

15.

"Fear knocked at the door" is an example of (a)  

16.

In poetry spring often represents new life, so one can assume that winter often represents (a)   .

17.

"I lost my dog in the midst of fog. / He found his way home, he doesn't like to roam" is an example of (a)   .

18.

"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel." is an example of (a)   .