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Poetry Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
2.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
3.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
4.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
5.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
6.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
7.
What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
8.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
9.
Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?
a)
a)  Poet
b)
b)  Speaker
c)
c)  Stanza
d)
d)  Lines
10.
Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...
a)
figurative language
b)
sensory language
c)
genres
d)
media
11.
The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. 
a)
Internal rhyme
b)
Meter
c)
Alphabetical Order
d)
Rhyme Scheme
12.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
13.
All are found in poetry except...
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
stanza
d)
paragraphs
14.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
15.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.
repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
couplet
d)
rhyme
17.
_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
18.
Two words that have the same ending sound are called...
a)
rhythm words
b)
repetitive words
c)
rhyming words
d)
stanza words
19.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

20.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

21.

Poetry is...

a)

writing that is musical and artistic in nature

b)

writing that expresses feelings

c)

a style of writing with few rules

d)

all of the above

22.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

smilie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

23.

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

24.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

25.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

26.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

27.

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed

a)

spoken word poetry

b)

free verse poetry

28.

comparing two unlike things using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

29.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

30.
To give human qualities to animals or nonhuman objects.
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
31.
The rain danced on the roof is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
32.
Ring! Ring! is an example of...
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
33.
My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...
a)
cleverness
b)
alliteration
c)
a rude comment
d)
personification
34.
My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
rhyme
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
35.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
37.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
38.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
39.

What are words that imitate sounds?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

synonym

d)

simile

40.

Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...

a)

figurative language

b)

sensory language

c)

genres

d)

media

41.

The order/pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

a)

internal rhyme

b)

meter

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

plot

42.

The snow is a white blanket.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

43.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

a)

rhyme

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyme

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