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WorksheetsPoetry Practice Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Read this stanza from "The Wind" by Robert Louis Stevenson: "I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass—" What type of figurative language is used in the last line?
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
In the poem "Rain, Rain, Go Away," when it says "Come again another day," what literary device is being used?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Rhyme
Read this line from "The Snowman" by Anonymous: "The snowman's hat was crooked and old, His nose was made of a carrot gold." What does the word "gold" mean in this context?
Made of real gold
Expensive
Orange-colored
Valuable
In the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle," when it says "the cow jumped over the moon," this is an example of:
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Read this stanza from "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson: "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see." Why does the poet use "him" to describe the shadow?
Because shadows are always male
Because the poet is male
It's an example of personification
It's an example of hyperbole
In "Mary Had a Little Lamb," what does this stanza tell us? "It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school."
The lamb was a troublemaker
The lamb didn't know any better
The children didn't like the lamb
The lamb was trained to go to school
Read this line from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star": "Like a diamond in the sky" This is an example of:
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
In the poem "Five Little Monkeys," how many stanzas are there?
Three
Four
Five
One long stanza
Read this line from "The Purple Cow" by Gelett Burgess: "I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one" This is an example of:
A serious poem
A limerick
A nonsense poem
A haiku
In "Little Miss Muffet," the line "Along came a spider, who sat down beside her" shows:
The spider was mean
The spider was friendly
Personification of the spider
A metaphor about bravery
