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WorksheetsUnit 4 Poetry Review Grade 7
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is Rhyme Scheme?
A group of words that all begin with the same sound
A pattern of end rhymes that repeats throughout a poem
Two words that end the same
Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...
Synonyms
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
What structure is poetry written in?
Sentence and paragraphs
Sentences and stanzas
Lines and paragraphs
Lines and stanzas
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
True
False
What does a lyric poem express?
gloomy times and bad feelings
hard times and hurt feelings
happy times and exciting feelings
personal thoughts and feelings
A lyric poem is a ______________poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.
happy
long
extensive
short
Lyric poems have some elements in common with songs. Choose three.
rhythm and melody
famous singer
creative word choice
single, unified impression
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
Shows the speaker's attitude toward his/her subject.
Tone
Symbol
Theme
Couplet
Which of these would be considered a poem?
A paragraph from a novel.
Song lyrics.
A conversation between two people.
Any sentence.
Which of the following could best be used to illustrate the meaning of wisdom?
a clerk giving a customer a discount on a purchase
a mother giving her daughter a piece of advice
a teacher giving a student a compliment
a father giving his son a haircut
Read these lines from "Turtle Watchers."
Years later, swimming in murky waters
a sea turtle swam beside me
both of us watching as if clasped together
Which theme do these lines help the poet express?
All humans grow old.
Humans are harming the earth.
Sea turtles are grateful for humans.
Humans and animals are connected.
In "The Sparrow," a bird "chirps its little strain." What is the effect of the word chirps?
It creates a happy, upbeat mood.
It creates a sense of discomfort.
It creates a sleepy, cozy feeling.
It creates a sense of loss and grief.
What metaphor is used in "The Jaguar?"
"the fragrance of my chops"
"untamed living spirit of the jungle"
"the rumbling of the waterfalls"
"almost extinct in this park"
Jaguar
How does the stanza structure in the poem "Jaguar" help shape its meaning?
The consistent number of lines in each stanza shows the Jaguar's belief that confinement will not change him.
The breaks between stanzas reflect the speaker’s mind shifting to a new memory or mental image.
The breaks between stanzas indicate that the thoughts or realizations in the stanzas are contradictory.
The consistent number of lines in each stanza represent that the Jaguar is disconnected from all things
Turtle Watchers
Select the answer choice from lines 18-25 of "Turtle Watchers" that comes from the Latin word meaning “those who have gone before us.
My ancestors call them the keepers of doors
and the shore a realm to other worlds, both ways and
water moves the deep shift of life
back to birth and before
What is theme?
What the story or poem is mostly about
The message or lesson the author is trying to communicate
The characters
The events in the story or poem
What lines in this poem rhyme?
a. lines 5 and 6
b. lines 6 and 7
c. lines 6 and 8
d. lines 7 and 8
For a word to rhyme, which part of the words have to sound the same?
The middle
The end
The beginning
Any part
The poet uses the imagery in stanza 3 to help the reader visualize-
how cowboys juggle their responsibilities
the wind is powerful and untamed
how the light fills the sky
the dangers of riding a horse in the wind
Which of the following best defines the tone of a poem?
The poet's attitude towards the subject matter of the poem.
The speed at which the poem is meant to be read.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the poem.
The physical setting where the poem takes place.
How many stanzas does this poem have?
Archery
It’s like touching without touching,
except when there is, also, touching.
We pull the bowstrings back
and parallel together,
aiming a handsbreadth higher
than we believe we intend,
and let the glove move where we draw the wire,
scared that the machinery
will misinterpret us,
that we may not stop trembling, that we may lose
our belief in ourselves
before anything is released, or shared, or sent.
5
2
4
3
Select ALL of the reasons that poets use stanzas:
Divide the poem on the page (like paragraphs)
Separate ideas, moments, or images
To force the reader to pause
To show which words rhyme
Themes are________ in nature.
Specific
Universal
