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Poetry Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
First and Last Name
4 lines
2.
What is tone?
a)
where and when the story takes place
b)
the author's reason for writing a story
c)
the author's attitude towards a story
d)
how the story makes the reader feel
3.
What is mood?
a)
where and when the story takes place
b)
the author's reason for writing a story
c)
the author's attitude towards a story
d)
how the story makes the reader feel
4.
True or False? Tone and Mood are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of the following is NOT a negative type of tone?
a)
angry
b)
cynical
c)
harsh
d)
ecstatic
6.

Which of the following sentences conveys a sense of enchantment and light-hearted fantasy?

a)

The wizard waved his wand, and in an instant, the room was filled with glittering lights and soft laughter.

b)

The dragon roared fiercely, sending a wave of heat across the barren landscape, scorching everything in its path.

c)

The knight drew his sword, ready to battle the dark forces that lurked just beyond the light of the campfire.

d)

The storm raged on, with thunder clapping loudly and lightning illuminating the dark, ominous clouds.

7.
Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below? The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language,
a)
admiring
b)
bitter
c)
sad
d)
hopeful
8.
Read the following passage: The school was dark and cold, and the hallways were empty. I walked by rows of blue-gray locker doors, dented and bent into strange shapes until I reached it: Room 209. It was here that I was a freshmen in high school, new to the town and without a friend in the world. All those years ago, I had sat in a desk in this room, surrounded by strangers who could not pronounce my name and did not bother to ask me. Which detail from the passage best creates a gloomy, lonely mood?
a)
"All those years ago, I had sat in a desk in this room..."
b)
"It was here that I was a freshman in high school...."
c)
"The school was dark and cold, and the hallways were empty..."
d)
"I walked by blue-gray locker doors..."
9.
Which passage below has the most critical tone?
a)
One the train, the man slowly clipped his fingernails. He focused on the task, beginning with his pinky finger.
b)
On the train, the tired, old man began clipping his fingernails. He was trying to distract himself from his loneliness by focusing on this one small task.
c)
The man---right in the middle of the crowded train---began to clip his long, yellow fingernails. He did it slowly, as if he didn't care that a dozen other people could see or hear him.
d)
The man on the train clipped his fingernails. It took him 2 minutes and 8 seconds.
10.
The theme of the story is
a)
the main character
b)
a message about life that the author expresses
c)
the sequence of events in the story
d)
the main idea of a story
11.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
a)
a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother
b)
a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
c)
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but then decided to tell him the truth
d)
Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it is better than lying.
12.

"Long live the rose that grew from concrete"


Long live is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

13.

What is the overall message of the poem?

a)

People hear voices in their head that they need to ignore

b)

People must trust the voice within themselves in order to make choices

c)

People must ignore their inner dialogue as it is not always right

d)

People will learn to love themselves if they try

14.

Based on lines 5-7, the reader can conclude that the speaker believes —

a)

You are the only one in control of making your own choices

b)

You are not in control of life's choices, other people are

c)

You are meant to listen to only the bad voices in your head

d)

You need to ignore the opinions of others

15.

In the final line, the poet refers to "the voice that speaks inside" to -

a)

indicate that we all listen to the voice in our heads

b)

illustrate that we have a conscience as human beings

c)

show that most people listen to what others say about them

d)

suggest that we all have to make choices

16.

The poet uses present tense throughout the poem to convey (communicate) that -

a)

The narrator wants you to live in the present moment

b)

The narrator wants to show how advice can help you

c)

The narrator wants to describe a memory they have

d)

The narrator is speaking directly to you and giving advice

17.

This is when 2 objects are being compared saying one is another.

(a)  

18.

What is the word that means repetition of sounds of letters, usually at the beginning of words?

(a)  

19.

This is when 2 objects are compared using like or as.

(a)  

20.

When the author gives an object human-like qualities is called (a)   .

21.

Susie sells seashells by the seashore is an example of what?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

simile

22.

The sun is like an orange is an example of ____________

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

23.

Her eyes were diamonds is an example of ______.

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

24.

The leaves danced across the road is an example of _____.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personificaiton

25.

Explain how imagery is used in this poem. Give at least 2 examples and use complete sentences.

4 lines