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Poetry 2/2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds

a)

False

b)

True

2.

What is a group of lines called that form a verse?

a)

Line

b)

Stanza

c)

Paragraph

d)

Meter

3.

Words with a similar ending sound are called...

a)

Equal

b)

Rhythm

c)

Repeated

d)

Rhyme

4.
All are found in poetry except...
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
stanza
d)
paragraphs
5.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
6.
All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The writer of a poem is called...
a)
poet
b)
illustrator
c)
author
d)
smart person
8.

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

a)

free verse

b)

cinquain

c)

theme

d)

metaphor

9.

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

a)

poem

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

personification

10.

What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

a)

Rhythm

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhyme scheme

d)

Alliteration

11.

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

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

12.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

13.

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

14.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

15.

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

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

16.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

17.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

18.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

19.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

20.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

a)

Author

b)

Main Character

c)

Speaker

d)

Mistress of Ceremonies

21.

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

What is the message of a poem called?

a)

Imagery

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Mood

23.
Which sentence contains IMAGERY (sensory details)?
a)
The man bought groceries.
b)
The man bought lots of groceries for home.
c)
The tall, dark-haired man bought groceries in brightly-colored packages.
d)
The man went to the store.
24.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
25.
Which sentence uses ALLITERATION?
a)
Silence is golden.
b)
He bakes brown bread.
c)
They fly as high as eagles.
d)
The car is shiny.
26.
An IDIOM is a common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Which of these is an idiom?
a)
He bakes brown bread.
b)
It's a piece of cake!
c)
I like rollercoasters.
d)
What is that?
27.
TONE is the attitude a writer takes toward the subject. Which term means the emotion created in the reader?
a)
Theme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Mood
28.

Poetry can tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Poets use figurative language as a form of expression

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Poets use figurative language to make a point or make something stand out

a)

true

b)

false

31.

What rhyme scheme does this poem use?

a)

AABBA

b)

ABABA

c)

ABCDE

d)

ABCAB

32.

What rhyme scheme does this poem use?

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

ABCD

33.

Finish the sentence.


Poetry attempts to stir a reader's...

a)

reading skills

b)

thoughts and emotions

c)

imagination

34.

Which word means images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art?

a)

imagery

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

rhyme

35.

Which word means a group of four lines of verse (poetry)?

a)

free verse

b)

stanza

c)

quatrain

d)

acrostic

36.

Which is an example of "rhyme"?

a)

She used the eyes of a bat,

Some light from the full moon,

b)

It was a dark and stormy night,

And the ghosts wanted to give me a fright.

c)

The witch put on her tall, black hat,

And grabbed her large wooden spoon

37.

To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?


The leaves were crunching under my feet as I walked through the yard.

a)

sight

b)

hear

c)

smell

d)

taste