WorksheetsPoetry Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Part A : What type of poem is this?
rhymed verse
free verse
limerick
haiku
Part B: Which description supports your answer to Part A?
Rhyming pattern
silly, rhyming pattern, 5 lines
no patterns in rhyme or meter
no rhyme pattern, 17 syllables
This question has 2 parts. First answer Part A and then Part B.
Part A:
"Warm sand creeps between my toes" (Line 2)
Which type of figurative language is used in line 2?
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
Part B:
Why does the author use the type of figurative language identified in Part A?
to describe the sounds that the beach is making
to show that the sand is moving slowly
to hint at how warm the sand is
to compare sand to waves
Read this line from the Poem:
"The waves are crashing" (line 1)
What does the affix in the word crashing tell you about the waves as used in this line?
the waves hit the shore over and over again
The waves have already hit the shore
The waves hit the shore right now
The waves will hit the shore
Read the sentence below:
Anansi the spider, loves to spin a tale!"
Which type of figurative language is the phrase "spin a tale"?
idiom
simile
metaphor
personification
Read the sentence below:
"Anansi the spider loves to spin a tale!"
Why did the author use the figurative language? What does this mean?
to show that he likes to make up stories
to describe the type of tales he tells
to compare storytelling to spinning
to make the tale more human-like
What kind of poem is this?
haiku
limerick
rhymed verse
free verse
A haiku poem has (a) lines
A haiku poem has (a) syllables altogether
A haiku poem ................
has no rhyme pattern
has 5 lines
has 17 syllables
"Ms. Jackson showed no anger or disappointment."
What is the meaning of the word disappointment?
already let down
to be let down
state of being let down
one who lets others down
What type of poem is this?
haiku
limerick
free verse
rhymed verse
Read the following line from the poem:
"He's as high as a mountain"
Which type of figurative language is used?
idiom
simile
metaphor
persnification
What does the poet mean by: "He's as high as a mountain?"
to compare the giants height to a mountain
to compare the narrator to the giant
to make the giant more human-like
What is the meaning of the word "marshy" as is it used in the Poem?
like a marsh
full of marsh
without a marsh
more than one marsh
How does the poet develop the theme that you can be friends with someone different from you?
by describing how a small person and a giant keep each other company
by describing how the narrator avoids being stepped on by a giant
by showing how to scratch the toe of a giant
by telling that a smiling eagle flew by
“The desert sun bakes the air and the land.”
What does the word bakes mean as it is used in this sentence?
Heats
Hardens
Melts
Cooks
A limerick poem has (a) lines
True or False
A haiku poem is a chinese poem about nature
True
False
"The dog was as slow as a turtle"
This is an example of a ....
limerick
haiku
simile
metaphor
Jonathan took a FOREVER to pass out the name tags
This is an example of a.....
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
idiom
"The boys voice is as loud as a horn."
This is an example of a.....
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
Read the following line from the poem:
"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."
Which type of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What is the meaning of the word "glistening" as it is used in the poem?
shining brightly
moving quickly
growing larger
fading away
"The wind whispered through the trees."
This is an example of a.....
idiom
metaphor
simile
personification
What kind of poem is this?
haiku
limerick
free verse
rhymed verse
