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Poetic Structure

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

2.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a what ?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

What is it called when words are used repeatedly to express a certain point?

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

alliteration

4.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

5.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

6.

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

a)

mood

b)

tone

7.
Hyperbole is..
a)
An exaggerated comparison for effect.
b)
Compares something using like or as 
c)
The use of words to imitate the sounds they make.
8.

A group of lines in poetry is called a _______________________.

a)

lines

b)

paragraphs

c)

sentences

d)

Stanzas

9.

To what does the poet compare the wind in stanza 1?

a)

the horse's hoofs

b)

the cowboy riding

c)

a lion's roar

10.

The poet uses the imagery in stanza 3 to help the reader visualize-

a)

how cowboys juggle their responsibilities

b)

the wind is powerful and untamed

c)

how the light fills the sky

d)

the dangers of riding a horse in the wind

11.

What words in lines 2-5 tells you it is a simile

a)

knock over the cans

b)

His voice isn't strange out on the range

c)

sweep through the yard like a broom

d)

but he whistles and moans in a room

12.
What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhyme
13.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

14.

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

12

d)

13

16.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

17.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABBA

c)

ABCA

d)

ABAB

18.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

4

d)

6

19.

How many STANZAS are in this poem?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

3.5

20.

What is the message/lesson this poem teaches?

a)

Sometimes you can work hard and it won't be enough.

b)

Always try your best, because you will never regret it.

c)

Work hard only on things that you like to do.

d)

Help others as much as you can to become your best.

21.

What is the rhyme scheme of the FIRST STANZA of this poem?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

AABB

22.

What is the rhyme scheme of the SECOND STANZA of this poem?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

AABB

23.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

10

d)

15

24.

An author always sets the __________ of a piece of writing.

a)

hyperbole

b)

tone

c)

alliteration

d)

mood

25.

The thunder storm was a menace to the neighborhood. What type of figurative language is used here?

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

26.

Freak was a walking dictionary.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

27.

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

28.

He was allowed to go to the movies but he had to do a million chores first.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

idiom