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figurative language and poetry test

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
2.
'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.'  The word 'pop' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
3.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
4.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
5.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
6.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
7.

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

8.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

9.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

alliteration

10.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

11.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

alliteration

12.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
13.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
14.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
15.
"Your mama is so skinny she can hula hoop in a cheerio" is an example of:
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
16.
"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
17.
"My head was a burning bush after we finished jogging" is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
personification
18.
"The thunder shouted with terror as the storm drew closer" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
19.
"Her ruby slippers glowed like embers in a fire" is an example of what figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
20.
These shoes take 50 million years to put on.
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
21.
Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply
a)
bite
b)
eye
c)
ugly
d)
many
22.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
23.

When you wish upon a star,

makes no difference who you are,

anything you heart desires will come to you

a)

BAC

b)

AAA

c)

ABA

d)

AAB

24.

How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?

a)

The rhythm of a poem.

b)

Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.

c)

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (marked with the alphabet)

d)

The "paragraph" of a poem.

25.

Which poem matches the rhyme scheme ABBA

a)

I stubbed my toe

It hurts a whole bunch

I wish I had handfuls

Of pizza to munch

b)

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Wait, they're blue?

Shouldn't they be violet?

c)

I just saw a cow

He wore bright green pants

And did a fun dance

My one thought was "Wow"

26.
Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
staza
d)
stan
27.
Which words don't rhyme with anything else in the poem?
a)
none
b)
horses
c)
Dumpty
d)
again
28.

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of _______ that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry

a)

repeating

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

rhyming

d)

sounds

29.

“O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being,

Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead

Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,

What is the rhyme scheme of these lines from a poem?

a)

ABC

b)

ABB

c)

ABA

30.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
A B C D E F G
b)
AA BB CC DD
c)
A B C B A B C D
d)
A B A B C D C D
31.

The last two lines in this poem are called a...

a)

Refrain

b)

Stanza

c)

Octave

d)

Onomatopoeia

32.

What is the structure used in this poem?

a)

Octave

b)

Couplet

c)

Quatrain

d)

Alliteration

33.

A couplet is a stanza with 8 lines.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is a rhyme scheme in poetry?

a)

A rhyme scheme in poetry is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line.

b)

A rhyme scheme is the number of syllables in each line of a poem.

c)

A rhyme scheme is the order of words in a poem.

d)

A rhyme scheme is the use of alliteration in poetry.

35.

What is the name for a two-line stanza in poetry?

a)

verse

b)

couplet

c)

duet

d)

pair

36.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in 
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
37.
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
a)
easily noticed
b)
beautiful
c)
sleeping
38.

How many stanzas are in the following poem?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

23

39.

How many lines are in the following poem?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

9

40.

a unit of words in a poem

a)

line

b)

simile

c)

personification

41.

a group of lines in a poem

a)

free verse

b)

line

c)

stanza

42.

How the text makes the READER feel

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

metaphor

43.

How the text makes the POET feel

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

siblings

44.
A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
anonymous
45.

How many lines should a quatrain have in each stanza?

a)

No line limit

b)

3 lines

c)

4 lines

d)

5 lines

46.

How many stanzas does the poem "Snow Day" have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

12

47.

How many stanzas does the poem "The Schoolhouse" have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

48.

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is a poet?

a)

The person who writes a poem

b)

The person who draws the illustration

c)

The author of a book

d)

The speaker of the poem

50.

Who we are came from roots,

No one evolved from nothing.

Sun and rain in life bore fruits,

Of love, hate, fear, or caring.

Minds feed on the soil of these

Beliefs and breeding make the man,

He grows up giving Death or Peace

We can know him by all he has done.

a)

octave

b)

couplet

c)

quatrain

d)

cinquain

51.

Look at the stanza from the poem "The Climb"


Today, at school,

I drop my milk at lunch,

take a pop quiz,

and argue with my friends.


Does this poem have rhyme scheme (do any of the lines rhyme)?

a)

No rhyme scheme

b)

Yes, lines 1 & 3

c)

Yes, lines 2 & 4

d)

Yes, lines 1 & 4

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