WorksheetsPoetry
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
How many lines are in this poem?
10
4
8
9
How many stanzas are in this poem?
3
2
8
10
What is the rhyme scheme this poem?
ABBA
AABB
ABAB
ABCB
ABCA
What type of figurative language is being used in Line 3 "Life is a broken-winged bird"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
What type of figurative language is being used in Line 2 "For if dreams die"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
If we had to cite evidence from the 4th line of this poem, how would the citation be written?
(Langston Hughes)
(Hughes)
(Langston, Line 4)
(Hughes, Line 4)
(Langston Hughes, Line 4)
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
ABCB
ABBA
ABCA
ABAB
What is the message/lesson this poem teaches?
Sometimes you can work hard and it won't be enough.
Always try your best, because you will never regret it.
Work hard only on things that you like to do.
Help others as much as you can to become your best.
What is the rhyme scheme of the FIRST STANZA of this poem?
ABCB
ABAB
ABBA
AABB
What type of figurative language is being used with the line "Boom crash crunch crunch"?
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
What is the purpose of this poem? Why did the author write it?
To describe the scene of a beach that is experiencing bad weather
To teach others to be careful during a storm
To tell a story about his childhood vacation to the beach
To explain how to have a successful vacation to the beach
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
ABAC
ABAB
ABBA
ABCB
What type of figurative language is being used in line 3?
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
Writing that uses rhythm, emotions, descriptions, or imagery is called...
poetry
nonfiction
fairy tales
opinion
The writer of a poem is called...
speaker
narrator
author
poet
Poems have to rhyme (true or false?)
TRUE
FALSE
Choose the word that forms an alliteration with the sentence below..
Elephants enjoy eating _______
anything
eggs
peanuts
leaves
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Metaphor?
My little sister is an angel.
My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.
The lake is a mirror, showing my reflection.
Life is a roller coaster with many ups and downs.
What are words that imitate sounds?
onomatopoeia
personification
synonym
simile
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
metaphor
simile
end-stopped
personification
What are the red letters an example of?
The people along the sand (A)
All turn and look one way. (B)
They turn their back on the land. (A)
They look at the sea all day. (B)
As long as it takes to pass (C)
A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)
The wetter ground like glass (D)
Reflects a standing gull. (D)
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Alliteration
Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.
patterned
free verse
rhymed
humorous
The message or moral of the story
theme
main idea
summary
plot
The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
internal rhyme
meter
rhyme scheme
plot
How many lines does a quatrain have?
What does the proverb "beggars can't be choosers" mean?
What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
How many lines does a haiku have?
How many syllables should line 2 of a haiku have?
What acronym can you use to analyze poetry?
What does the O stand for in the acronym used to analyze poetry?
