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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the examples of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches. Hint: a group of lines

"I am an artist,"

Said Wilbur Fapes,

"I don't paint pictures;

I design escapes."

"If you're trapped in a well,

r caught in a tree,

Just give me a call—

I can set you free."

a)

stanza

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

repetition

2.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

rhyme

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

3.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bright night.

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

stanza

4.

Read the description. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: words an author might use to help the reader visualize and imagine using the senses.

a)

imagery

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

5.

Read the examples of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: My dad is a bear in the morning. The wind was an angry witch.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

6.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: the leaves danced across the lawn.

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

repetition

d)

stanza

7.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bark, bark barking / wag, wag, wagging.

a)

repetition

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

8.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

9.

Read the examples of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: She is as cute as a kitten. They fought like cats and dogs.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

stanza

10.

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

11.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bang, splash, crack, gulp, boom, boing.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

repetition

d)

rhyme

12.

Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: creep, asleep, beside

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

assonance

d)

simile

13.

Giving an inanimate object human qualities is called __________.

a)

imagery

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

14.

which sentence has the most alliteration?

a)

Becky's beagle barked and begged for food.

b)

Becky's dog wanted food.

c)

Becky's beagle wanted food.

15.

The repeated use of words or phrases is called _________.

a)

rhyme

b)

stanza

c)

repetition

d)

simile

16.

"The bright red, orange, and yellow flames shone brightly as the piercing howls surrounded us." This is an example of __________.

a)

imagery

b)

repetition

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

17.

A word that is used to represent a sound is called an ___________.

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

stanza

18.

A poem that has 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern is a __________ poem.

a)

Limerick

b)

Haiku

c)

Free verse

d)

Rhyme

19.

A poem that has no rhyme or rhythm, but uses creative language and imagery is called a _________ poem.

a)

Haiku

b)

Free Verse

c)

Limerick

d)

Rhymed Verse

20.

_________ makes a poem sound musical (like it has a beat).

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Similes

d)

Metaphors

21.

What creates a picture in the mind using the 5 senses? Ex: The grass swayed smoothly from the cool, spring breeze.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

22.
The repetition of sound at the end of words is called ________.  
a)
stanzas
b)
lines
c)
rhyme 
d)
figurative language
23.
Imagery appeals to the ______________.
a)
brain
b)
senses
c)
crazy people
d)
memory
24.

The repetition of vowel sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

25.
Which of the following lines from Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains imagery?
a)
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
b)
 But I have promises to keep
c)
And miles to go before I sleep
d)
All of the above
26.

Which type of poem always follows a rhyme scheme or rhythm pattern?

a)

Free Verse

b)

Rhymed Verse

c)

Haiku

d)

Limerick

27.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew."

b)

"My heart leaps up when I behold."

c)

"He clasps the crag with crooked hands."

d)

"I wandered lonely as a cloud."

28.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
imagery
29.

Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...

a)

Synonyms

b)

Repetition

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

30.

Which poem type is known for being funny or silly and follows a five-line rhyming pattern (AABBA)?

a)

Free Verse

b)

Rhymed Verse

c)

Limerick

d)

Haiku

31.

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?

The sun is high

The sky is blue

The birds all fly

And sing for you.

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

AABA

d)

ABCA

32.

Which rhyme scheme best matches this poem?

The moon is bright

It lights the sea

It shines all night

For you and me.

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABBA

d)

ABCB

33.

Why do poets use rhyme and rhythm in poems?

a)

To help readers remember the poem and enjoy the sound

b)

To avoid emotion

c)

To confuse the audience about the meaning of the poem

d)

To make it sound boring

34.

Identify the elements in the poem:

Morning sun beams bright,

Birds take cheerful, soaring flight,

Day sings warm and light.

a)

Free Verse, Alliteration, and Simile

b)

Peronification, Rhyme, and Imagery

c)

Haiku, Rhyme, and Rhythm

d)

Haiku, Alliteration, and Personification

35.

Identify the elements in the poem:

Silver skies slowly sway,

Soft winds whisper on their way;

The lake glows calm and still-

Like a mirror in the day

a)

Haiku, Rhyme, and Rhythm

b)

Alliteration, Rhyme, and Simile

c)

Personification, Rhyme, and Imagery

d)

Haiku, Alliteration, and Imagery