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Introduction to Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Knowing the background of a poem (click all that apply) -

a)

can provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the theme.

b)

can assist with identifying literary elements and their use by the poet.

c)

never really helps the reader at all.

d)

can help identify the author's purpose.

2.

Personification is -

a)

the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

b)

used when an author wants to relate a personal story.

c)

giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

d)

rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

3.
A poem that has no rhyming is called
a)
free verse
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
rhythm
4.
Words or phrases that create a picture in the readers' mind
a)
allusion
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
stanza
5.
Writing that is not meant to be interpreted literally
a)
imagery
b)
figurative language
c)
alliteration
d)
rhythm
6.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
He was as strong as an ox.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Refrain
7.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The angry clouds marched across the sky.
a)
Personification
b)
Refrain
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
8.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The car raced down the road like a rocket.
a)
Refrain
b)
Simile
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
9.

Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

blank verse

10.

Which of the following are NOT characteristics of poems.

a)

rhyme

b)

paragraphs

c)

stanzas

d)

lines

11.

All poems rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself is a ______.
a)
Tone
b)
Poem
c)
Metaphor
d)
Symbol
13.
A message or lesson about human life or nature that the author shares with readers is a(n)____.
a)
Extended Metaphor
b)
Tone
c)
Theme
d)
Symbol
14.

The groups of lines of a poem is called?

a)

Paragraph

b)

Stanza

c)

Verse

d)

Quartet

15.

When human qualities are used to describe non-human things is called.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Humanisation

d)

Personification

16.

Describing or comparing something to something else that is completely different. e.g This class is a zoo

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

17.

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines is called a ...

a)

Rap

b)

Poem

c)

Song

d)

Rhyme

18.

Words or phrases that appeal to your five senses are called _____.

a)

symbols

b)

images

c)

similes

d)

metaphors

19.

True or False: Poems must follow grammatical rules.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following does NOT use figurative language?

a)

"The fog comes on little cat feet."

b)

"Fog appeared in the harbor and city."

c)

"The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog."

d)

"Fog fell over the lake like a ghostly waterfall."