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Poetry Review Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question below.

a)

has volunteered to be in the play

b)

practices on the stage

c)

enjoys playing the role of the prince

d)

feels prepared for his performance

2.

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer question

The poet uses line 11 to signal that the speaker changes from —

a)

cheerful to sad

b)

interested to bored

c)

confident to unsure

d)

desperate to hopeful

3.

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer question

In line 3, why does the poet repeat and italicize the words from line 2?

a)

To show that the role will be difficult

b)

To emphasize that this role is important to the speaker

c)

To show that the speaker is familiar with the play

d)

To give the name of the play the speaker is in

4.

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question

The poem is mostly about a speaker who —

a)

is chosen for a role in a play that he doesn’t understand

b)

has trouble with his lines after seeing his classmates in the audience

c)

experiences problems onstage but is able to finish his performance

d)

can hardly wait to be onstage because he has practiced so much

5.

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question

The poet uses figurative language in line 18 to highlight the speaker’s —

a)

determination to do well

b)

anxiety once he gets onstage

c)

satisfaction in being chosen for the role

d)

eagerness to perform

6.

What does the FIRST T in TFAST stand for?

a)

t- the theme of the poem. What message do we see in the poem.

b)

t- the main idea- what was the poem mostly about?

c)

T- Title, why did the author chose that title? What connection does it have to the poem?

d)

T-The attitude- what is the poet or speaker's attitude, mood or tone?

7.

What does the F stand for in TFAST?

a)

Figurative lanaguage- ISHAMPOO

b)

First five lines

c)

Finding how many stanzas

8.

What does the A stand for in TFAST?

a)

Always stating the theme or message

b)

APPE Planner for your ECR response

c)

Attitude- what is the poet or speakers attitude in the poem?

d)

Answering all the questions first

9.

What does the S stand for in TFAST?

a)

Hashtaging the stanzas

b)

summarizing the poem

c)

sentence structure

d)

sequencing

10.

What does the FINAL T stand for in TFAST?

a)

Title- why did the author chose that title? How does it connect to the poem?

b)

Theme- what is the the theme or message throughout the poem that the author is saying.

c)

The number of lines you count

d)

The number of times you read the poem

11.

How many times should we read a poem?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

1

d)

3

12.

What is the difference between a poet and a speaker?

a)

A speaker writes the poem while a poet narrates the poem.

b)

A poet writes the poem while the speaker narrates the poem.

c)

A poet voices their oppinon about the poem and the speaker writes the words

d)

Speakers use figurative language and poets do not

13.

Dad was a bear at breakfast things morning.

What type of figurative language is above?

a)

simile because it uses like or as to compare dad to a bear

b)

hyperbole because it is an overexaggerated expression

c)

metaphor because it compares dad to a bear without using like or as

d)

personification because it gives human characteristics to an object or thing

14.

What type of figurative language is used below?

Debbie danced during the day.

a)

alliteration because it has the same beginning sound in one line.

b)

personification because it gives human characteristics to objects or things

c)

hyperbole because it is an exaggeration

d)

idiom because it is a nonliteral saying

15.

Before I went on stage, my legs shook like spaghetti

This simile means____________.

a)

The speaker was nervous

b)

The speaker was mad

c)

The speaker was confident

d)

The speaker was happy