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WorksheetsFigurative Language Poetry Devices
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 39mins
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1.
An Onomatopoeia is...
a)
regular patterns that emphasize sound
b)
An extreme exaggeration for effect
c)
The use of words that sound like what they mean
d)
repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of two or more words
2.
If you want the truth
I'll tell you the truth:
Listen to the secret sound
the real sound,
which is inside of you -----by Kabir
What is the Rhyme Scheme:
I'll tell you the truth:
Listen to the secret sound
the real sound,
which is inside of you -----by Kabir
What is the Rhyme Scheme:
a)
ababa
b)
aabba
c)
abcde
d)
aabbc
3.
An alliteration is...
a)
the repetition of vowel sounds in words close together
b)
the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of two or more words
c)
the use of language to create mental images
d)
a comparison using like or as
4.
What is the speakers attitude toward the subject of the poem?
a)
mood
b)
theme
c)
simile
d)
tone
5.
First the air is blue and then
it is bluer and then green and then
black I am blacking out and yet my mask is powerful
it pumps my blood with power
the sea is another story
the sea is not a question of power
I have to learn alone
to turn my body without force in the deep element.
This poem is an example of:
it is bluer and then green and then
black I am blacking out and yet my mask is powerful
it pumps my blood with power
the sea is another story
the sea is not a question of power
I have to learn alone
to turn my body without force in the deep element.
This poem is an example of:
a)
Haiku
b)
Free Verse
c)
Lyrical
d)
Limmerick
6.
The repetition of vowel sounds in words close together are...
a)
assonance
b)
repetition
c)
consonance
d)
rhyme
7.
The young neighborhood girls were as wild as a pack of dogs.
This is an example of:
This is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
Oxymoron
8.
Add injury to insult
What does this idiom mean:
What does this idiom mean:
a)
a really horrible event
b)
To hurt someone physically after making fun of them
c)
To cause more damage to a wound
d)
To worsen an already bad situation
9.
Found missing is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
oxymoron
d)
consonance
10.
a beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words is a...
a)
stanza
b)
imagery
c)
rhythm
d)
line
11.
a line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem is a...
a)
alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
rhyme
d)
refrain
12.
a group of lines in a poem is called...
a)
paragraph
b)
block
c)
stanza
d)
block
13.
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air
This quote from Churchill is an example of:
This quote from Churchill is an example of:
a)
Anaphora
b)
Aphorism
c)
Epigraph
d)
Oxymoron
14.
a figure of speech (usually) that makes a reference to someone or something is called...
a)
Metaphor
b)
aphorism
c)
allusion
d)
Hyperbole
15.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
This sentence is an example of:
This sentence is an example of:
a)
Epigraph
b)
Allusion
c)
Extended Metaphor
d)
Aphorism
16.
Why is repetition used in poetry?
a)
to annoy the reader
b)
to make it sound better
c)
to place emphasis on key parts
d)
to make it more fun to read
17.
a)
This line from a song is an example of a hyperbole
b)
This line from a song is an example of an alliteration
c)
This line from a song is an example a personification
d)
This line from a song is an example of assonance
18.
A comparison made over and over using different examples throughout the literary work is called...
a)
Extended Metaphor
b)
Idiom
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Metaphor
19.
a)
This simile means that in life you need balance
b)
The simile means that life is hard like riding a bike is
c)
This simile means that you have to keep going forward in life, and not live in the past
d)
This simile means that in live you need to move around alot or you will fall down
20.
I look in the mirror at the beginning of each day, and ask myself
what mask I should place on my face today.
No not the sad one it's too revealing, I don't want to show the world my true feelings.
For the mask that you can see camouflages the true me
In the poem above the author compares her face to a mask. What is this an example of?
what mask I should place on my face today.
No not the sad one it's too revealing, I don't want to show the world my true feelings.
For the mask that you can see camouflages the true me
In the poem above the author compares her face to a mask. What is this an example of?
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
aphorism
21.
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me.
What is the author trying to illustrate in the poem?
What is the author trying to illustrate in the poem?
a)
She’s describing her heart
b)
She’s drawing a visual for us through words
c)
She’s trying to show us how happy her heart is through comparisons
d)
She’s describing her love
22.
New York City is like a jungle. No, it is a jungle.
It’s always jumping with excitement. Because of the noise, half the city is deaf.
Still, the city cares about its crazy customers.
Brands, light, cabs, style: it’s all there. This city is great – always something to do. “B E E P” “B E E E E P” get out of the way! When I arrived in New York, I was ready for chaos- Instead I found rhythm.
The author uses alliteration in line three to appeal to the reader’s...
It’s always jumping with excitement. Because of the noise, half the city is deaf.
Still, the city cares about its crazy customers.
Brands, light, cabs, style: it’s all there. This city is great – always something to do. “B E E P” “B E E E E P” get out of the way! When I arrived in New York, I was ready for chaos- Instead I found rhythm.
The author uses alliteration in line three to appeal to the reader’s...
a)
Compassion
b)
Fear
c)
Excitement
d)
Greed
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