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Poetry Review

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Expresses the emotions of the poem's speaker, or narrator.

a)

Lyric Poem

b)

Narrative Poem

c)

Concrete Poem

d)

Free Verse

2.

Can include many of the same literary elements as fiction, such as characters and plot.

a)

Lyric Poem

b)

Narrative Poem

c)

Concrete Poem

d)

Free Verse

3.

a poem that is shaped like the thing it describes.

a)

Lyric Poem

b)

Narrative Poem

c)

Concrete Poem

d)

Free Verse

4.

Does not use consistent rhymes or rhythms. Can take any shape and address any subject.

a)

Lyric Poem

b)

Narrative Poem

c)

Concrete Poem

d)

Free Verse

5.

A thing that stands for itself and something else.

a)

Poetry

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Symbol

6.

Is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions.

a)

Poetry

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Symbol

7.

a fourteen-line poem that usually explores the theme of romantic love.

a)

Poetry

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Symbol

8.

short three-line poems that describe a single image or scene from nature.

a)

Poetry

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Symbol

9.

An over exaggeration.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Image

10.

The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Image

11.

the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Image

12.

It is the vivid mental picture created in the reader's mind

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Image/ imagery

13.

is a figure of speech that compares two different or non-similar things by saying or implying that one thing is the other.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

14.

is a comparison using "like" or "as.”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

15.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

16.

gives inanimate objects humanlike qualities.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

17.

 The use of the same word or phrase multiple times in a poem.

a)

Repetition

b)

Stanza

c)

Line

d)

Meter

18.

A group of lines within a poem.

a)

Repetition

b)

Stanza

c)

Line

d)

Meter

19.

The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a poem.

a)

Repetition

b)

Stanza

c)

Line

d)

Meter

20.

The repetition of sounds at the end of words.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Slant Rhyme

21.

Words that have similar, but not identical sounds, such as stop and step.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Slant Rhyme

22.

The pattern of beats, or stressed syllables, in a line of poetry.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Slant Rhyme

23.

Stanzas are made up of lines.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Poems don’t have many different layers of meaning which makes it easy to identify the main idea and purpose.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Images in a literary work are referred to as symbol

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Quatrain is a stanza that is made up of four lines.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Haiku originated from Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Characters, plot, and setting are not common elements of a narrative poem.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

“Bright blue bottle” is an example of alliteration.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
31.
The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
32.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
33.
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
34.
My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
35.
My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
36.
My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know. 
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
37.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
38.
Simile or Metaphor?
The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
eardrums
39.
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
40.

The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

41.

The snow danced around in the wind.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

42.

I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not Hyperbole

43.

What is this an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

44.

What is this an example of?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

45.

What is this an example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

46.

Time flies when you are having fun!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

47.

It's was so cold outside today, Polar bears needed jackets.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

48.

Her smile was a mile wide.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

49.

"Money is the only friend I can count on"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

50.

"As fall turned to winter, the trees found themselves wearing white."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

51.

"This city never sleeps."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

52.

I can smell pizza from a mile away.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

53.

"trying to convince my shadow that I'm someone worth following"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

54.

"I wonder what my bed sheets say about me when I'm not around"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

55.

The mouse danced through the forest.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

56.

"The quiz tomorrow will be a piece of cake if you study."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Idiom

57.

"The wind howled through the trees"

a)

Personification

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Allusion

d)

Juxtaposition

58.

Bang, pop, gurgle, slap

a)

Idiom

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

59.

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

60.

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

61.

Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

62.

Make sure you tell you're friends in the play to break a leg tonight!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

63.

The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

64.

"As I stood in the field, the grass whispering its shy music.”

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Allusion

65.

Which of these is a hyperbole?

a)

They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

b)

The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

c)

Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

d)

The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

66.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

a)

There are a million things to do today.

b)

There is nothing to do today.

c)

There is a lot to do tomorrow.

d)

There is a lot to do today.

67.

I am on cloud nine!

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

68.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
69.
Don't be a stick in the mud! 
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
70.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
71.
BAM!  The door shut behind me. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
72.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
73.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
74.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
75.
"My monkey is making me mighty mad" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
76.
"Achooo" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
77.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
78.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

The room

d)

The orange

79.

Rhyming words sound the same ...

a)

at the beginning of the word

b)

at the beginning of the sentence

c)

at the end of the word

d)

because they mean the same

80.

Instead of a paragraph, a chunk of lines in poetry are called a...

a)

paragraph

b)

stanza

c)

couplet

d)

rhyme

81.

What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

A B A B C D A D

b)

Spaghetti! Spaghetti!

c)

A B B A C D D C

d)

No rhyme

82.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

B

b)

B

A

c)

A

A

d)

B

B

83.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

A

b)

A

B

c)

B

B

d)

B

A

84.

The lady who has loved you as you've grown

Will always love and cherish you for all time.

She has the greatest heart ever known.

a)

AAB

b)

ABC

c)

ABA

d)

ABB

85.

What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

ABCDB

b)

ABCDA

c)

ABCCB

d)

ABCDD

86.

What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABCB

d)

AABA

87.

What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

ABBBCCC

b)

ABCDAAA

c)

ABBBAAA

d)

ABCCDDD

88.
What is the rhyme scheme for these lines from “If”?
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
 If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
d)
ABBA
89.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB