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Unit 3 Poetry Study Guide

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you are explaining what the poem is about, you are explaining its
a)
figurative language
b)
connotation
c)
denotation
d)
meaning
2.
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
a)
closed form
b)
free verse
c)
half form
d)
imagery
3.
The time and place of the action
a)
mood
b)
setting
c)
tone
d)
characterization
4.
A group of lines in a poem. These lines often function like paragraphs. Each group of lines states and develops a single main idea.
a)
lines
b)
paragraph
c)
stanza
d)
introduction
5.
The use of words whose sounds echo their sense. “Pop.” “Pow.”
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
Option 3
d)
metaphor
6.
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, or than.
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
symbol
7.
When the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character’s private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action - common in modern literature
a)
irony
b)
indirect characterization
c)
direct characterization
d)
tone
8.
A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times....”
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
9.
An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected.
a)
mood
b)
setting
c)
style
d)
tone
10.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
a)
personification
b)
allusion
c)
imagery
d)
metaphor
11.
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
symbol
d)
theme
12.
The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work - an idea or ideas that recur throughout the text.
a)
symbol
b)
theme
c)
diction
13.
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.
a)
imagery
b)
hyperbole
c)
symbol
d)
simile
14.
Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.).
a)
theme
b)
allusion
c)
line
d)
stanza
15.
A figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like or as.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
allusion
16.

1 My twentieth summer I got a job in Door Locks

2 at the Ford plant where my father has worked

3 for twenty years. Five in the morning we'd stand tired in the glare

The purpose of lines 1 through 3 is to introduce a?

a)

symbol

b)

setting

c)

rhyme

d)

metaphor

17.
The narrator is challenged by her
a)
male co workers
b)
supervisor
c)
self-doubt
d)
poor work ethic
18.
The description of the actions of the men in the breakroom (lines 12 and 13) suggests their
a)
financial inexperience
b)
job satisfaction
c)
concerned attitude
d)
unfriendly personalities
19.
The speaker uses a(n) ______________________ to emphasize his or her pain in line 5.
a)
symbol
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
20.
The phrase “Three strikes” is an allusion to
a)
basketball
b)
football
c)
baseball
d)
soccer
21.
The title of the lyrics uses a
a)
symbol
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
22.
In “Three Strikes You In,” what is the “In” Ice Cube is referring to?
a)
in a baseball game
b)
school
c)
prison
d)
his job
23.
Why is the poet, “Thinking of a master plan” (1)?
a)
He is rich from all the money he made with his music.
b)
He is poor and wants to get out of his situation.
c)
He wants to gamble all of his money in Las Vegas
24.
What is the tone that the writer has towards money?
a)
He hates money.
b)
He doesn't care about money.
c)
He desires money.
d)
He is charitable with his money.
25.
How did the poet make money in the past and how does the poet now make his money?
a)
First he gets a job, and then he robs people.
b)
First he robs people, and then he gets a job.
c)
First he robs people, and then he makes music.
d)
First he gets a job, and then he makes music.
26.

What kind of poems are Haiku's?

a)

Japanese

b)

American

c)

German

d)

Georgian

27.

When was Dylan Thomas born?

a)

1985

b)

1914

c)

1920

d)

1999

28.

What was the name of the first hip-hop song we discussed as a class, and what group was it by?

(a)  

29.

"Same difference", "bitter sweet", & "original copy" are examples of?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Similie

c)

Alliteration

d)

Oxymoron

30.

Sojourner Truth's biological name was?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Alicia Flees

c)

Isabella Baumfree

d)

Scarlet O'Harra

31.

What famous artist wrote this dialogue? What play is the dialogue from? Mercution: "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance."

Romeo: "Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead. So stakes me to the ground I cannot move."

Mercution: "You are a love. Borrow Cupid’s wings And soar with them above a common bound."

(a)  

32.

Edgar Allen Poe was known for what kind of genre of writing?

a)

Romantic Poems

b)

Horror Poems

c)

Gothic Poems

d)

Sonnets

33.

Who was the lyrical artist behind the song "Me Against The World?"

a)

The Notorious B.I.G

b)

Eminem

c)

Tupac

d)

Jay-Z

34.

On the first day of the poetry unit we watched a video of Jay-Z giving us knowledge on what rap lyrics involved; what was the question Ms. Baker asked the class for open discussion?

(a)  

35.

What famous rapper/lyrical artist that we have discussed is known for his use of alliteration and "lit" freestyles?

a)

Mac Miller

b)

Eminem

c)

Dylan Thomas

d)

Six9nine

36.

Can a poem be only two lines?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

What are the three types of irony?

a)

Verbal, Dramatic, and Situational Irony

b)

Ridiculous, Sad, and Emotional Irony

c)

Ms. Baker, Mr. Wingard, and Mrs. Waites Irony

d)

Environmental, Physical, and Illegal Irony

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