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ELA 10 Pre AP Poetry Intro

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words: "descending dewdrops," "luscious lemons."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Euphony

e)

Cacophony

2.

The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words: "asleep under a tree," "time and tide," "each evening."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Euphony

e)

Cacophony

3.

Lines and words that are musically pleasant to the ear and smooth.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Euphony

e)

Cacophony

4.

Lines and words that are harsh sounding, discordant, and difficult to pronounce

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Euphony

e)

Cacophony

5.

Identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds (also known as near rhyme or slant rhyme): home and same, worth and breath, trophy and daffy.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Euphony

e)

Cacophony

6.

The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem or poetic work

a)

stress

b)

meter

c)

foot

d)

caesura

e)

enjambment

7.

A pause within a line of poetry, often indicated by a double vertical line (||)

a)

stress

b)

meter

c)

foot

d)

caesura

e)

enjambment

8.

The metrical unit, consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables, by which a line of poetry is measured.

a)

stress

b)

meter

c)

foot

d)

caesura

e)

enjambment

9.

Places more emphasis on one syllable than another

a)

stress

b)

meter

c)

foot

d)

caesura

e)

enjambment

10.

The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

a)

stress

b)

meter

c)

foot

d)

caesura

e)

enjambment

11.

A unified group of lines in poetry.

a)

Stanza

b)

Quatrain

c)

Septet

d)

Meter

12.

Match the following

a)

Central message

1.

Theme

b)

Author word choice

2.

Diction

c)

Alliteration

3.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled popsicles

d)

More than literal

4.

Symbol

e)

Beats

5.

Meter

13.

Splat, zoom, buzz, whi​rl are examples of ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​

Choose from the below words
Onomatopoeia
Tomateropeia
Consonance
Soundies
14.

Match the following

a)

My arms are weapons

1.

metaphor

b)

One line of poetry

2.

verse

c)

Attitude of a poem

3.

tone

d)

No punctuation before next line

4.

enjambment

e)

A story poem/song

5.

ballad

15.

Using like or as to make a comparison is a (a)   .

16.

When the same vowel sound is repeated multiple times in close proximity

“flying high”--"coca cola"--"Chips and dips"--"No pain, no gain"

they repeat the same vowel sounds.

a)

Sound mimic

b)

Repeater

c)

Assonance

d)

Tone

17.

Most _____ rhymes are formed by words with identical consonants and different vowels, or vice versa. “Worm” and “swarm” are examples of ______ rhymes.

(a)  

18.

Rhyme scheme

a)

pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

b)

a plan to rhyme with words that don't sound alike

c)

A plot to overthrow the poetry council

d)

pattern of rhymes at the beginning of a sentence

19.

Match the following

a)

allusion

1.

reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem

b)

acrostic

2.

certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase

c)

sonnet

3.

a poem of 14 lines using a rhyme scheme

d)

internal rhyme

4.

a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line rhyming with the end or middle of the next line

e)

rhyme scheme

5.

AABAA/CCBCC

20.

“It was many and many a year ago,   

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know   

By the name of Annabel Lee;”

"She had a dog a cat a fish,

But nowhere did I see,

Until she brought out my dish,

she prepared them just for me.

a)

ballad

b)

diction

c)

meter

d)

stanza

21.

How do you identify tone in a poem?

a)

“mood” that pervades the experience of reading the poem, it is created by the poem's vocabulary, metrical regularity or irregularity, syntax, use of figurative language, and rhyme.

b)

Listen to the beat

c)

Find out what the poet wore when they wrote the poem.

d)

Have a glass of milk and listen to the poem blindfolded.

22.

What does it mean to cite evidence?

a)

Look at the evidence with a sighting device.

b)

Answer the question based on feelings without supporting how I got those feelings.

c)

Call CSI and have detectives bag the figurative language for review.

d)

Write words or phrases from the poem that support what you feel is being said. Follow the cited words with my interpretation of those words or phrases.

23.

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art, often used to help make a comparison.

a)

Allusion

b)

Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Metaphor

24.

The use of extreme exaggeration.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Tone

d)

Hyperbole

25.

A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else; a comparison made without using “like” or “as”.

a)

Allusion

b)

Repetition

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

26.

A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.

a)

Personification

b)

Allusion

c)

Imagery

d)

Repetition

27.

Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses and help to create a vivid description for the reader.

a)

Theme

b)

Repetition

c)

Tone

d)

Imagery

28.

A central message, idea, or concern that is expressed in a literary work.

a)

Imagery

b)

Theme

c)

Plot

d)

Tone

29.

The repeated use of words or phrases in order to emphasize a point.

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

Tone

d)

Oxymoron

30.

The close placement of words having opposite or near opposite meanings in order to create a unique description.

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Oxymoron

31.

The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem, the one describing the events in a poem.

a)

Imagery

b)

Tone

c)

Speaker

d)

Free Verse

32.

A group of lines in a poem.

a)

Free Verse

b)

Tone

c)

Rhyme

d)

Stanza

33.

Poetry that has irregular lines and may or may not rhyme.

a)

Free verse

b)

Rhyme

c)

Internal Rhyme

d)

Tone

34.

The attitude of an author toward the subject that he/she is writing about.

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Tone

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

35.

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

a)

Tone

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbol

d)

Connotation

36.

Rhyming words that occur within the same line of poetry.

a)

Repetition

b)

Internal Rhyme

c)

Tone

d)

Rhyme Scheme

37.

Is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Repetition

38.

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem (Ex. ABABCC).

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Tone

c)

Internal Rhyme

d)

Denotation

39.

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.

a)

Allusion

b)

Denotation

c)

Personification

d)

Connotation

40.

The literal or primary meaning of a word.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Allusion

d)

Tone

41.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

(a)  

42.

Can you find the repetition in the poem?

What can I say except, "You're welcome"

For the tides, the sun, the sky

Hey, it's okay, it's okay

You're welcome

I'm just an ordinary demi-guy

a)

sky/guy

b)

okay/guy

c)

you're welcome/you're welcome

43.

What type of poem is this?

What can I say except, "You're welcome"

For the tides, the sun, the sky

Hey, it's okay, it's okay

You're welcome

I'm just an ordinary demi-guy

a)

Lyric

b)

Narrative

c)

Dramatic

44.

What type of figurative language is this?

Shiny

Like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck

Scrub the deck and make it look

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

45.

What type of figurative language is this?

"See the line where the sky meets the sea?

It calls me"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

46.

What type of figurative language is this?

"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only

That one word"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

47.

What type of mood is the poet is trying to bring to the reader?

"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only

That one word"

a)

Amused

b)

Hopeful

c)

Gloomy

48.

What type of the attitude the poet is trying to convey?

"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only

That one word"

a)

Loved

b)

Isolated

c)

Peaceful

49.
All of the following artistic choices would add layers of meaning to the central theme of a poem except for 
a)
the use of symbolism 
b)
the use of an extended metaphor
c)
the use of figurative language 
d)
the use of an intricate rhyme scheme
50.
All of the following artistic choices could be made to speed up the reading pace of a poem except for 
a)
the use of rhyme and rhyme scheme throughout the poem
b)
the use of sound devices such as alliteration and consonance 
c)
the integration of punctuation such as commas or dashes frequently used throughout the poem
d)
the elimination of or use of minimal punctuation throughout the poem
51.
Which literary device is being conveyed in the following line?
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so"
a)
juxtaposition 
b)
metaphor
c)
symbolism
d)
apostrophe
52.
What is the name of the literary technique where two contrasting ideas are placed side by side in order to show a contrasting effect?
a)
symbolism
b)
juxtaposition
c)
apostrophe
d)
Rhyme
53.
The following line conveys which sound device?
"Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary"
a)
a rhyme scheme
b)
an internal rhyme 
c)
an end rhyme
54.
Words within the lines that rhyme
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
End Rhyme
55.
The pattern of end rhyme 
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Slant Rhyme
56.
Words at the end of lines that rhyme is cammed an 
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Internal Rhyme
c)
Exact Rhyme
d)
Near Rhyme
57.

arrange and repeat vowels, and smooth consonants (l,m,n,y,w) to create flowing and pleasing sound

a)

alliteration

b)

diction

c)

euphony

d)

assonance

58.

poem's entire word choice: elevated, colloquial, unusual, conversational, specialized, vernacular

a)

alliteration

b)

diction

c)

euphony

d)

assonance

59.

Two rhyming lines

a)

couplet

b)

sonnet

c)

villanelle

d)

stanza

60.

A poem of lamentation about a death. Often, it takes the form of a pastoral (idealization of rural life).

a)

ballad

b)

elegy

c)

ode

d)

sonnet