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Poetry and Figurative Language

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Groups of lines in a poem are called 
a)
stanzas
b)
sections 
c)
paragraphs 
d)
parts 
2.
Poems are meant to be read aloud. 
a)
true 
b)
false 
3.
When a poem repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines, he or she is using 
a)
rhyme
b)
stanza 
c)
repetition 
d)
alliteration 
4.
A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 
a)
hyperbole 
b)
metaphor 
c)
alliteration 
d)
simile 
5.
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison.  It often uses "is" in the comparison.
a)
metaphor 
b)
simile 
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
adverb
6.
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  
a)
rhyme 
b)
alliteration 
c)
assonance 
d)
simile 
7.
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 
a)
onomatopoeia 
b)
sensory detail
c)
hyperbole 
d)
personification 
8.
A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. 
a)
alliteration 
b)
simile 
c)
hyperbole 
d)
onomatopoeia 
9.
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  
a)
tone 
b)
hyperbole 
c)
alliteration 
d)
rhyme 
10.
The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
a)
tone 
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile 
d)
theme 
11.
What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
12.
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
13.
What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor
14.
What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
15.
What is the following statement an example of?
Hope is the thing with feathers
a)
SImile
b)
Metaphor
16.

What do you call a stanza of four lines?

a)

A couplet

b)

A sestet

c)

A tercet

d)

A quatrain

17.

___ describes how the speaker's voice sounds.

a)

attitude

b)

auditory imagery

c)

mood

d)

tone

18.

The emotional response the reader has when he/ she reads a poem is

a)

sadness

b)

attitude

c)

mood

d)

tactile imagery

19.

The word choice in a poem is known as ____

a)

figures of speech

b)

diction

c)

figurative languages

d)

imagery

20.

Identify the rhyme pattern in the poem above.

(Click on the image to make it bigger)

a)

AABBB

b)

AABBA

c)

ABABA

d)

ABABB

21.

When the poet uses language that appeals to the reader's senses, he uses _____

a)

dialogue

b)

diction

c)

figurative devices

d)

imagery

22.

Which of the following is NOT a 'sound device'?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Repitition

23.

Mr. James is a strong ox.

The sentence above is an example of _____

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

24.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
26.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
27.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
28.
What is "onomatopoeia" ?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
Sound words
c)
Rhyming words
d)
A form of imagery
29.
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme
30.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
a)
stanza
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
optical illusion
d)
imagery
31.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
32.
What is personification?
a)
A person emphasizing something in a poem.
b)
An object or animal taking on human characteristics.
c)
A type of poem that tells about a person's life.
d)
A type of poetry that uses metaphors to describe a person.
33.
Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?
a)
a)  Poet
b)
b)  Speaker
c)
c)  Stanza
d)
d)  Lines
34.
Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...
a)
figurative language
b)
sensory language
c)
genres
d)
media
35.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
a)
Simile
b)
Refrain
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
36.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
37.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
a)
Rhyme
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
38.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Refrain
39.

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

buzz

b)

meow

c)

splat

d)

book

40.

"Homework is a breeze," is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

41.

The word 'up' in this poem is an example of what?

a)

repetition

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

42.

"Her heart is like gold," is an example of what?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

43.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers..." is an example of what?

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

44.

"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

45.

What is the structure used in this poem?

a)

Octave

b)

Couplet

c)

Quatrain

d)

Alliteration

46.

A couplet is a stanza with 8 lines.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Put a box around the repeating words and phrases

48.

A stanza with three lines is called...

a)

Couplet

b)

Tercet

c)

Quatrain

d)

Cinquain

49.

How did you do? Do you feel like you are learning about poetry and figurative language? What do we need to do to improve your understandings?

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