WorksheetsPoetry Mastery Check
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is one purpose of using literary devices and figurative language in poetry?
To confuse the reader
To communicate big ideas and strong feelings
To make the poem longer
To avoid using metaphors
Why do poets choose fewer, creative, and powerful words?
To make the poem rhyme
To fill up space on the page
To paint a picture and communicate a big idea
To make it difficult to understand
What can studying the deeper meaning behind words in a poem help us understand?
The poem's length
The poem's message, intention, and beauty
The poem's historical context
The poem's grammatical structure
What is a single row of text called?
Stanza
Rhythm
Line
Rhyme
What is a group of lines, similar to a paragraph being a group of sentences, called?
Line
Stanza
Rhythm
Rhyme
What is the use of syllables and word choice to create a beat or flow known as?
Rhyme
Stanza
Rhythm
Line
What is the repetition of syllables or specific sounds called?
Rhythm
Rhyme
Line
Stanza
What is figurative language?
Literal language that describes facts
Non-literal language that creates a special effect, feeling, or visual
Language used only in poetry
Language that is always grammatically correct
What is imagery in literature?
Using numbers to solve problems
Using words to create a mental image of something specific
Using only dialogue in a story
Using only facts and statistics
What is the purpose of repetition in writing?
To confuse the reader
To emphasize certain words or phrases
To make the text longer
To reduce the importance of a theme
What is alliteration?
The repetition of vowel sounds
The repetition of initial or stressed consonant sounds
The repetition of entire sentences
The repetition of punctuation marks
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"Out of order"
"Living life"
"Real eyes, realize, real lies"
"Said I'm so sick of love songs"
What is an idiom?
A literal expression
A figure of speech with a different meaning than the surface meaning
A type of poem
A grammatical rule
What does the idiom "caught red-handed" mean?
To be caught while painting
To be caught in the act of doing something wrong
To be caught with a red object
To be caught while helping someone
What is meant by "tone" in poetry?
The rhyme scheme of the poem
The poet's attitude toward the speaker, topic, or theme
The length of the poem
The number of stanzas in the poem
What is the definition of irony?
Something happens or is said that is opposite of what you would think
Giving things or ideas human-like qualities or tendencies
A humorous or funny situation
A serious and expected event
Which of the following is an example of irony?
A police station that gets robbed
A flower that blooms in spring
A cat that chases a mouse
A sunny day at the beach
What is personification?
Giving things or ideas human-like qualities or tendencies
A type of irony
A form of exaggeration
A literal description of an object
Which sentence is an example of personification?
The flowers danced.
The sun is hot.
The car is fast.
The book is on the table.
What is hyperbole?
A type of metaphor
An over-exaggeration to make a point
A form of irony
A narrative voice in a poem
Who is the speaker in a poem?
The author of the poem
The person or perspective from which the poem is told
The reader of the poem
The editor of the poem
