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Poetry Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of thw following is NOT an elements of poetry

a)

rhyme pattern (scheme)

b)

rhythm

c)

stanza

d)

paragraph

2.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

3.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

4.

Lines are grouped in

a)

stanzas

b)

alphabetical order

c)

random order

d)

segments

5.

The elements of poetry would NOT include...

a)

Lines

b)

Stage directions

c)

Stanzas

d)

Rhyming

6.

Poetry always have to rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

someone who writes a poem

a)

poet

b)

poetry

c)

poeter

d)

poemer

8.

What is the term for the section in the box?

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poem

d)

poet

9.

Which two are used in poetry?

a)

Paragraphs

b)

Lines

c)

Sentences

d)

Stanzas

10.

Does Figurative Language mean exactly what is written?

a)

Yes

b)

What is figurative language?

c)

I don't know

d)

No

11.

How many stanzas are in the following poem? -


The Pasture

BY ROBERT FROST


I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

I'll only stop to rake the leaves away

(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.


I'm going out to fetch the little calf

That's standing by the mother. It's so young,

It totters when she licks it with her tongue.

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

12.

How many lines are in the following poem? -


The Pasture

BY ROBERT FROST


I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

I'll only stop to rake the leaves away

(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.


I'm going out to fetch the little calf

That's standing by the mother. It's so young,

It totters when she licks it with her tongue.

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.

a)

Four

b)

Sixteen

c)

Twelve

d)

Eight

13.

Which is an example of rhyming words?

a)

Cat and Tiger

b)

Night and Bright

c)

Light and Dark

d)

Up and Down

14.

Which of the following is NOT an elements of poetry

a)

rhyme pattern (scheme)

b)

rhythm

c)

stanza

d)

paragraph

15.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
16.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
17.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
18.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
19.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
20.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
a)
Simile
b)
Refrain
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
21.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
22.
EX: I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.
a)
symbol
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyberbole
23.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
24.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
25.

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

26.

In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, what element are the words buzz and ring?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

stanza

27.
Which is an example of rhyme?
a)
We love school. School is cool.
b)
My hat is red. My hat is blue.
c)
Singing loud as a siren.
28.
Personification is:
a)
words that mimic sounds.
b)
a figure of speech that gives the qualities of a person to an animal , object, or idea.
c)
appeals to senses.
d)
comparison of two unlike things.
29.
Snap, Crackle, Pop, are examples of:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
30.
What are the "paragraphs" of poems?
a)
sections
b)
stanzas
c)
paragraphs
d)
forms
31.
Stanzas are made up of _____________.
a)
lines
b)
other stanzas
c)
figurative language
d)
rhymes
32.
What do similes and metaphors have in common?
a)
They are examples of form.
b)
They don't have anything in common.
c)
They both use "like" or "as".
d)
They both compare two things.
33.
Does a poem have to contain rhyme to be a poem?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.
A poem MUST use punctuation.
a)
True
b)
False