Free Printable Poetry Review

1.

when the scene uses any of the 5 senses

a)

sensory details

b)

rhythm

c)

figurative language

d)

free verse

2.

Bam! A sound word!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Tone

d)

Alliteration

3.

the overall FEELING of a poem is the:

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Setting

d)

Speaker

4.

"The table groaned under the weight of the boxes" is an example of:

a)

Symbolism

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Repetition

5.

Definition: an exaggerated statement used to create an emphasis

Ex: I'm so tired I could sleep for a whole year!

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

imagery

d)

onomatopoeia

6.

Definition: comparing two unlike things by NOT using “like” or “as”

Ex: I am a cheetah when running the mile.

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

7.

Definition: the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

Ex: The chatty child's teeth chattered because of the chilly weather.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

onomatopoeia

8.

the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each line or verse in a poem

(ex: AABBA)

a)

rhyme

b)

stanza

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

refrain

9.

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.

It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.

How many stanzas in the poem above?

a)

This poem has 1 stanza

b)

This poem has 2 stanzas

c)

This poem has 4 stanzas

d)

This poem has 8 stanzas

10.

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.

It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.

How many lines in the poem above?

a)

This poem has 1 line

b)

This poem has 2 lines

c)

This poem has 4 lines

d)

This poem has 8 lines

11.

Jenny's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses.

What is being compared in this simile?

a)

eyes and glasses

b)

eyes and fish

c)

fish and glasses

12.

Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply

a)

bite

b)

eye

c)

ugly

d)

many

13.

The voice that is speaking in a poem

a)

1st person

b)

Speaker

c)

Character

d)

Author

14.

When you see the same words or phrases over and over again in a poem it is:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Tone

d)

Repetition

15.

A fourteen-line lyric poem with formal patterns of rhyme, rhythm, and line structure.

a)

ballad

b)

sonnet

c)

free verse

d)

haiku

16.

A songlike narrative that has 4 line stanzas and a refrain.

a)

ballad

b)

narrative

c)

haiku

d)

free verse

17.

a single row of words, which may or may not be a complete thought.

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

lyrics

d)

rhyme

18.

A pattern of rhythm.

a)

style

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

line

19.

Non-rhyming 5-lined poem

a)

quatrain

b)

cinquain

c)

train

d)

octotrain

20.

the “paragraphs” of the poem

a)

meter

b)

line

c)

style

d)

stanza

21.

Has neither a set pattern of rhythm nor rhyme

a)

haiku

b)

free verse

c)

ballad

d)

narrative

22.

A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically.

a)

narrative

b)

imagery

c)

haiku

d)

acrostic

23.

A descriptive language that creates vivid impressions. Uses 5 senses.

a)

imagery

b)

style

c)

meter

d)

rhythm

24.

Tells a story and has a plot, characters, and a setting.

a)

ballad

b)

sonnet

c)

haiku

d)

narrative

25.

A verse form with three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.

a)

ballad

b)

haiku

c)

free verse

d)

sonnet

26.

The repetition of identical sounds in the last syllable of words.

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

meter

d)

style

27.

What is the purpose of Poetry?

a)

Express strong feelings/emotions

b)

Inform

c)

Persuade

28.

The speaker’s attitude toward the subject or audience

a)

Rhyme

b)

Repetition

c)

Tone

d)

Alliteration

29.

an action, object, or event that represents a bigger idea or meaning

a)

Symbolism

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

30.

Which type of poem is used to express an emotion; lots of feeling?

a)

lyric

b)

ode

c)

narrative

d)

free verse

31.

Which type of poem pays tribute to something/someone you love? Is usually serious, but can be lighthearted.

a)

lyric

b)

ode

c)

narrative

d)

free verse

32.

Which type of poem has no set rules?

a)

lyric

b)

ode

c)

narrative

d)

free verse

33.

A humourous verse of three long lines and two short lines following an AABBA rhyme scheme.

a)

Sonnet

b)

Limerick

c)

Ballad

d)

Ode

34.

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme.

a)

Ode

b)

Bio

c)

Couplet

d)

Free Verse

35.

Poems of 14 lines with 10 syllable in each line.

a)

Sonnet

b)

Ode

c)

Limerick

d)

Diamante

36.

The best example of imagery is...

a)

The cat was white.

b)

The cat was a fluffy cottonball and soft as a baby's blanket.

c)

The cat said meow.

d)

The cat was fluffy and soft.

37.

Type of poem that creates a shape

a)

Ballad

b)

Concrete

c)

Sonnet

d)

Lyric

38.

Long narrative poem telling the events of a hero's deeds.

a)

sonnet

b)

ballad

c)

epic

d)

haiku

Poetry Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

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