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Poetry Practice Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

2.

In the poem "Rain, Rain, Go Away," when it says "Come again another day," what literary device is being used?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Rhyme

3.

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?

a)

Made of real gold

b)

Expensive

c)

Orange-colored

d)

Valuable

4.

In the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle," when it says "the cow jumped over the moon," this is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

5.

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?

a)

Because shadows are always male

b)

Because the poet is male

c)

It's an example of personification

d)

It's an example of hyperbole

6.

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."

a)

The lamb was a troublemaker

b)

The lamb didn't know any better

c)

The children didn't like the lamb

d)

The lamb was trained to go to school

7.

Read this line from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star": "Like a diamond in the sky" This is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

8.

In the poem "Five Little Monkeys," how many stanzas are there?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

One long stanza

9.

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)

A serious poem

b)

A limerick

c)

A nonsense poem

d)

A haiku

10.

In "Little Miss Muffet," the line "Along came a spider, who sat down beside her" shows:

a)

The spider was mean

b)

The spider was friendly

c)

Personification of the spider

d)

A metaphor about bravery