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Poetry Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part A : What type of poem is this?

a)

rhymed verse

b)

free verse

c)

limerick

d)

haiku

2.

Part B: Which description supports your answer to Part A?

a)

Rhyming pattern

b)

silly, rhyming pattern, 5 lines

c)

no patterns in rhyme or meter

d)

no rhyme pattern, 17 syllables

3.

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?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

4.

Part B:

Why does the author use the type of figurative language identified in Part A?

a)

to describe the sounds that the beach is making

b)

to show that the sand is moving slowly

c)

to hint at how warm the sand is

d)

to compare sand to waves

5.

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?

a)

the waves hit the shore over and over again

b)

The waves have already hit the shore

c)

The waves hit the shore right now

d)

The waves will hit the shore

6.

Read the sentence below:

Anansi the spider, loves to spin a tale!"

Which type of figurative language is the phrase "spin a tale"?

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

7.

Read the sentence below:

"Anansi the spider loves to spin a tale!"

Why did the author use the figurative language? What does this mean?

a)

to show that he likes to make up stories

b)

to describe the type of tales he tells

c)

to compare storytelling to spinning

d)

to make the tale more human-like

8.

What kind of poem is this?

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

rhymed verse

d)

free verse

9.

A haiku poem has (a)   lines

10.

A haiku poem has (a)   syllables altogether

11.

A haiku poem ................

a)

has no rhyme pattern

b)

has 5 lines

c)

has 17 syllables

12.

"Ms. Jackson showed no anger or disappointment."

What is the meaning of the word disappointment?

a)

already let down

b)

to be let down

c)

state of being let down

d)

one who lets others down

13.

What type of poem is this?

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

free verse

d)

rhymed verse

14.

Read the following line from the poem:

"He's as high as a mountain"

Which type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

persnification

15.

What does the poet mean by: "He's as high as a mountain?"

a)

to compare the giants height to a mountain

b)

to compare the narrator to the giant

c)

to make the giant more human-like

16.

What is the meaning of the word "marshy" as is it used in the Poem?

a)

like a marsh

b)

full of marsh

c)

without a marsh

d)

more than one marsh

17.

How does the poet develop the theme that you can be friends with someone different from you?

a)

by describing how a small person and a giant keep each other company

b)

by describing how the narrator avoids being stepped on by a giant

c)

by showing how to scratch the toe of a giant

d)

by telling that a smiling eagle flew by

18.

“The desert sun bakes the air and the land.”

What does the word bakes mean as it is used in this sentence?

a)

Heats

b)

Hardens

c)

Melts

d)

Cooks

19.

A limerick poem has (a)   lines

20.

True or False

A haiku poem is a chinese poem about nature

a)

True

b)

False

21.

"The dog was as slow as a turtle"

This is an example of a ....

a)

limerick

b)

haiku

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

22.

Jonathan took a FOREVER to pass out the name tags

This is an example of a.....

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

23.

"The boys voice is as loud as a horn."

This is an example of a.....

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

24.

Read the following line from the poem:

"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

Which type of figurative language is used?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

25.

What is the meaning of the word "glistening" as it is used in the poem?

a)

shining brightly

b)

moving quickly

c)

growing larger

d)

fading away

26.

"The wind whispered through the trees."

This is an example of a.....

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

27.

What kind of poem is this?

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

free verse

d)

rhymed verse