WorksheetsPage 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
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."
stanza
imagery
metaphor
repetition
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
rhyme
simile
metaphor
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bright night.
rhyme
alliteration
hyperbole
stanza
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.
imagery
personification
simile
hyperbole
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.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: the leaves danced across the lawn.
personification
imagery
repetition
stanza
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bark, bark barking / wag, wag, wagging.
repetition
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
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.
simile
metaphor
imagery
stanza
Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: bang, splash, crack, gulp, boom, boing.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
repetition
rhyme
Read the example of figurative language. Choose the correct vocabulary word that matches: creep, asleep, beside
rhyme
alliteration
assonance
simile
Giving an inanimate object human qualities is called __________.
imagery
rhyme
alliteration
personification
which sentence has the most alliteration?
Becky's beagle barked and begged for food.
Becky's dog wanted food.
Becky's beagle wanted food.
The repeated use of words or phrases is called _________.
rhyme
stanza
repetition
simile
"The bright red, orange, and yellow flames shone brightly as the piercing howls surrounded us." This is an example of __________.
imagery
repetition
alliteration
personification
A word that is used to represent a sound is called an ___________.
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
stanza
A poem that has 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern is a __________ poem.
Limerick
Haiku
Free verse
Rhyme
A poem that has no rhyme or rhythm, but uses creative language and imagery is called a _________ poem.
Haiku
Free Verse
Limerick
Rhymed Verse
_________ makes a poem sound musical (like it has a beat).
Rhyme
Rhythm
Similes
Metaphors
What creates a picture in the mind using the 5 senses? Ex: The grass swayed smoothly from the cool, spring breeze.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
imagery
The repetition of vowel sounds
Alliteration
Assonance
Theme
Personification
Which type of poem always follows a rhyme scheme or rhythm pattern?
Free Verse
Rhymed Verse
Haiku
Limerick
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew."
"My heart leaps up when I behold."
"He clasps the crag with crooked hands."
"I wandered lonely as a cloud."
Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...
Synonyms
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Which poem type is known for being funny or silly and follows a five-line rhyming pattern (AABBA)?
Free Verse
Rhymed Verse
Limerick
Haiku
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.
ABAB
AABB
AABA
ABCA
Which rhyme scheme best matches this poem?
The moon is bright
It lights the sea
It shines all night
For you and me.
ABAB
AABB
ABBA
ABCB
Why do poets use rhyme and rhythm in poems?
To help readers remember the poem and enjoy the sound
To avoid emotion
To confuse the audience about the meaning of the poem
To make it sound boring
Identify the elements in the poem:
Morning sun beams bright,
Birds take cheerful, soaring flight,
Day sings warm and light.
Free Verse, Alliteration, and Simile
Peronification, Rhyme, and Imagery
Haiku, Rhyme, and Rhythm
Haiku, Alliteration, and Personification
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
Haiku, Rhyme, and Rhythm
Alliteration, Rhyme, and Simile
Personification, Rhyme, and Imagery
Haiku, Alliteration, and Imagery
