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Poetry

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. A single line of poetry is also called
a)
Stanza
b)
Couplet
c)
Verse
d)
Rhyme
2.
2. A group of lines in a poem is known as
a)
Stanza
b)
Couplet
c)
Verse
d)
Rhyme
3.
3. The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is referred to as
a)
meter
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
alliteration
d)
free verse
4.

4. "We'll sing and we'll laugh and we'll sign autographs" contains an example of _________, or rhymes that occur within the same line of poetry.

a)

end rhymes

b)

internal rhymes

c)

external rhymes

d)

slant rhymes

5.
6. Identify the rhyme scheme:
a)

abcb, defe

b)

abab, cdcd

c)

abcb, abcb

d)

abcd, efgh

6.
7. A type of poem that tells a story
a)
Narrative poem
b)
Lyric Poem
c)
Limerick
d)
Haiku
7.

10. A short, humorous poem

a)

Epic

b)

Elegy

c)

Ode

d)

Limerick

8.
13. Another word for an "exaggeration" is
a)

onomatopoeia

b)

Idiom

c)

Hyperbole

d)

End rhyme

9.
14. When two or more words that appear close together start with the same consonant letter or letter sound, it is known as
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Assonance
d)
Onomatopoeia
10.
15. When a word is named for a sound
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Assonance
d)
Onomatopoeia
11.
16. What type of poem is this?
a)
Lyric
b)
Ballad
c)
Sonnet
d)
Haiku
12.
17. "A flower opened her petals and smiled at me." is an example of
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
13.
18. "Her eyes are windows to her soul."
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
14.

When you PARAPHRASE a line or stanza in a poem, you are

a)

deleting it

b)

restating it in your own words

c)

recopying it

d)

putting it in a paragraph

15.

A poem written in first-person perspective (speaker) that focuses on a snapshot of time/ an important part of their life

a)

narrative poem

b)

lyric poem

c)

limerick poem

d)

memoir poem

16.

The TONE of a poem refers to

a)

how the reader reacts to the poem

b)

what musical key it is written in

c)

how the speaker/writer is presenting the poem