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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poetry is a long poem written to honor something or someonelyriclimerickodehaiku
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poem is very structured. It consists of 3 lines. The first and third each have 5 syllables, and the second line has 7.haikulyriclimericklyric
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poem is very structured. It consists of 3 lines. The first and third each have 5 syllables, and the second line has 7.haikulyriclimericklyric
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker while having musical qualities.lyriclimericknarrativeconcrete
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme:
There are words like Freedom
Sweet and wonderful to say
On my heartstrings freedom rings
All day everyday.ABCBABBAABCAABCC - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme?
I saw a star slide down the sky,
Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and too quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
Good only to make wishes on
And then forever to be gone.AAABBBAABBCCABABABABCABC - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme?
I saw a star slide down the sky,
Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and too quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
Good only to make wishes on
And then forever to be gone.AAABBBAABBCCABABABABCABC - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme?
The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet there isn't a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shreikingABBAAABBABCAABAB - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme?
There once was an ape in the zoo
Who looked through the bars and saw you.
Do you think it's fair
To give poor apes a scare?
I think it's a mean thing to do.The first, second and third lines rhyme, and the fourth and fifth lines rhymeThe first and second lines rhyme and the third, fourth, and fifth lines rhyme.The first, second, and fourth lines rhyme and the third and fifth lines rhyme.The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme. - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme scheme?
In Spring, a breeze blows from the west;
A breath as gentle as a sigh;
And with it, soft tears from the sky;
Relief at passing winter's test.The first and third lines rhyme and the second and fourth lines rhymeThe first and fourth lines rhyme and the second and third lines rhymeThe first and second lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhymeThere is no rhyme pattern. - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the rhyme pattern?
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.AABBAABCABBAAABA - 12. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poem is similar to a folk tale or legend and tells a storyodeallegoryepicballad
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis type of poem has no set format and can be rhymed or unrhymed.free versehaikuallegoryode
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn _______________ is type of poem that has two meanings: literal and symbolic.allegoryepiclimmerickconcrete
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis is the emotional association of a word.dennotationconnotationiambic pentameter
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of the letter sounds in a line of poetrythe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in beginning of words placed near one another.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is assonance?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetrythe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry - 18. Multiple ChoiceThis type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDo alliteration, assonance and consonance only happen in poetry?yesnomaybe soI don't know They Might Be Giants*
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy might alliteration be used?it sounds funit makes the content memorableit plays to the brain's natural pattern-seeking strengthsall of the above
- 21. Multiple ChoiceFall Fridays feel fantastic.onomatopoeiasimilealliterationmetaphor
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.personificationmetaphorsimilehyperbole
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.personificationhyperbolesimilemetaphor
- 24. Multiple ChoiceGiving human characteristics to things that aren't humanmetaphorhyperbolesimilepersonification
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAn extreme exaggeration used for effectmetaphorpersonificationhyperbolesimile
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe wind whistled through the trees during the storm.personificationsimilemetaphoridiom
- 27. Multiple ChoiceI will love you until the end of time is an example of...metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHyperboles are phrases thatcompare two unlike thingsexaggerategive person-like qualities to animals and thingshave a different meaning than the words.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHiss, crack, boom!onomatopoeiaalliterationrepetitionrhyme
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA heart is a symbol oflovehatreda shapean organ in the human body
- 31. Multiple ChoiceA stanza is:a line in a poema group of lines in a poemthe first and last line in a poemthe mood of a poem
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe speaker of a poem is:Always a character in a poemThe author of the poemThe voice speaking to the readerThe point of view in the poem
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA haiku uses which format:3 lines of 17 syllables: 5-5-73 lines of 17 syllables: 5-7-53 lines of 15 syllables: 5-5-53 lines of 16 syllables: 5-7-6
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhen a poem refers to something from outside the text from literature, history or popular culture:metaphorsimileallusionimagery
- 35. Multiple ChoiceDetails that appeal to the five senses are calledImageryPersonificationAlliteratureRhyme
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the characteristics of an epic hero?Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way.Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant.Is a commoner who tries really hard.Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit.
- 37. Multiple Choice
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
positive
negative
- 38. Multiple Choice
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive
negative
- 39. Multiple ChoiceMcDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.positivenegative
- 40. Multiple ChoiceChoose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chatgossipchat - 41. Multiple ChoiceChoose the word with the positive connotation.
skinny--slenderskinnyslender - 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat is denotation?Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.It means down.Let me ask my friendIt means to note the word.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is connotation?Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.Dictionary meaning of a word.I don't know!Unknown meaning
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe author of the poem is...The narratorThe poetThe speakerShakespeare
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe person we imagine saying the poem is...The authorThe speakerShakespeareThe bard
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA stanza made up of two lines is called...DimeterFootSonnetCouplet
- 47. Multiple ChoiceIf the poem's ending words rhyme...It is end rhymeIt is internal rhymIt is near/slant rhymeIt's a sonnet
- 48. Multiple ChoiceRhymes that occur in the middle of a line are...Internal rhymeEnd rhymesNear/slant rhymeShakespearean
- 49. Multiple Choice______ is a PATTERN of stressed and unstressed syllables.MeterRhymeScansionSonnets
- 50. Multiple ChoiceIambic means...the poem is made up of stressed and unstressed syllablesABAB rhyme schemeThe poem has no rhythmThe poem has no rhyme
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