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Poetry Test Prep

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Six sad sailors went out to sea on Saturday.
Is an example of what:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
2.
Books are a dream.
Is an example of what:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Imagery / Sensory Language
d)
Alliteration
3.
She ran like the wind!
Is an example of what:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
4.
Ten tired turtles lounged on a log.
Is an example of what:
a)
Imagery / Sensory Language
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
5.
My hands are cold ice!
Is an example of what:
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
6.
The jewel twinkled like a star.
Is an example of what:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
7.
Her eyes were emeralds.
Is an example of what:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Imagery / Sensory Language
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
8.
Dancing is like twirling on ice.
Is an example of what:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Imagery / Sensory Language
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
9.
A poem that does not contain rhyme or rhythm, and is read like a regular speech.
This form of poetry is:
a)
Narrative
b)
Lyrical
c)
Free Verse
10.
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight.
Is an example of what:
a)
Rhyme
b)
Meter
11.
When the sentence breaks and goes to the ext line, usually to keep the rhythm of the poem.
This is called:
a)
Stanza
b)
Line Break
c)
Line
d)
Meter
12.
A group of words in a poem written together and separated by a skipped line. (The paragraphs of poetry)
This is called:
a)
Stanzas
b)
Line Break
c)
Line
d)
Meter
13.

Writing that uses rhythm, emotions, descriptions, or imagery is called...

a)

poetry

b)

nonfiction

c)

fairy tales

d)

opinion

14.

The writer of a poem is called...

a)

speaker

b)

narrator

c)

author

d)

poet

15.

Poems have to rhyme (true or false?)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which of the following is NOT found in poems?

a)

rhythm

b)

lines

c)

stanzas

d)

paragraphs

17.

Which word does NOT rhyme with the other words?

a)

goat

b)

spoke

c)

boat

d)

wrote

18.

Choose the word that forms an alliteration with the sentence below..

Elephants enjoy eating _______

a)

anything

b)

eggs

c)

peanuts

d)

leaves

19.

Which word does NOT form an alliteration with the others?

a)

great

b)

green

c)

round

d)

grapes

20.

Which word rhymes with SPARK?

a)

speak

b)

spray

c)

dark

d)

crane

21.

Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds

a)

False

b)

True

22.

What is a group of lines called that form a verse?

a)

Line

b)

Stanza

c)

Paragraph

d)

Meter

23.

Words with a similar ending sound are called...

a)

Equal

b)

Rhythm

c)

Repeated

d)

Rhyme

24.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
25.

Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face Jack Prelutsky


Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,

for if it were where it is not,

you might dislike your nose a lot.


Imagine if your precious nose

were sandwiched in between your toes,

that clearly would not be a treat,

for you'd be forced to smell your feet.


Your nose would be a source of dread

were it attached atop your head,

it soon would drive you to despair,

forever tickled by your hair.


Within your ear, your nose would be

an absolute catastrophe,

for when you were obliged to sneeze,

your brain would rattle from the breeze.


Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,

remains between your eyes and chin,

not pasted on some other place--

be glad your nose is on your face!


How many stanzas are in this poem?

(a)  

26.

Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face Jack Prelutsky


Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,

for if it were where it is not,

you might dislike your nose a lot.


Imagine if your precious nose

were sandwiched in between your toes,

that clearly would not be a treat,

for you'd be forced to smell your feet.


Your nose would be a source of dread

were it attached atop your head,

it soon would drive you to despair,

forever tickled by your hair.


Within your ear, your nose would be

an absolute catastrophe,

for when you were obliged to sneeze,

your brain would rattle from the breeze.


Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,

remains between your eyes and chin,

not pasted on some other place--

be glad your nose is on your face!


Does this poem rhyme?

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

A ____________________________ is a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

a)

stanza

b)

paragraph

c)

line

d)

poem

28.

When we find a pattern in a poem that rhymes, we call this the _____________________________.

a)

rhyming chant

b)

pattern

c)

letter pattern

d)

rhyme scheme

29.

In this poem, what is the rhyme scheme?


When I was One,

I had just begun.

When I was Two,

I was nearly new.

When I was Three

I was hardly me.

When I was Four,

I was not much more.

When I was Five,

I was just alive.

But now I am Six,

I'm as clever as clever,

So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABCABC

d)

DGDG

30.
the beat of a poem
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
line
d)
alliteration
31.
the gap that separates stanzas.
a)
Line
b)
Line Break
c)
Stanza
d)
Rhythm
32.
One line of words.
a)
Line
b)
Line Break
c)
Stanza
d)
Rhythm
33.

How many lines in a limerick?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

10

34.

Which answer is true about a limerick?

a)

All the lines rhyme

b)

Limericks are about nature

c)

The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme

The third and fourth lines rhyme

d)

A limerick is a Japanese poem

35.

Which sentence uses figurative language?

a)

The pig was pink and fat.

b)

The carton of milk was empty.

c)

The new teacher was as tall as a giraffe.

d)

She ran swiftly across the field.