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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe way a poem looks is its ____________.StanzaSet-upStructureSentences
- 2. Multiple Choice
Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________. Identify all that apply.
A single word
A paragraph
A part of a line
None of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceGroups of lines are called ______________.SentencesStanzasTony DanzasLine groupings
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe narrator of a poem is called the ____________.SpeakerNarratorTalkerPoet
- 5. Multiple Choice_________ is the repetition of vowel sounds.RhythmOnomatopoeiaAlliterationRhyme
- 6. Multiple Choice__________ is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.RhythmPatternMeterBeat
- 7. Multiple Choice_________ is the musical quality created by the meter.RhythmRhymeThe beatThe pattern
- 8. Multiple Choice
__________ is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Rhyme
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
- 9. Multiple Choice_________ is a word or line that is repeated throughout a poem to create a certain effect.AlliterationRepetitionRefrainMeter
- 10. Multiple Choice__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".MetaphorSimileSynonymHyperbole
- 11. Multiple Choice____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".SimileSynonymPersonificationMetaphor
- 12. Multiple Choice__________ is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human.PersonificationHyperboleSimileMetaphor
- 13. Multiple Choice_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.SimileMetaphorHyperbolePersonification
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"MetaphorPersonificationRefrainHyperbole - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"SimileRefrainPersonificationMetaphor - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.RhymeSimileAlliterationPersonification - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"HyperbolePersonificationSimileRefrain - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"SimileMetaphorHyperbolePersonification - 19. Multiple Choice
When I come down to sleep death's endless night,
The threshold of the unknown dark to cross,
What to me then will be the keenest loss,
When this bright world blurs on my fading sight?
What is the rhyme shceme of the poem?
A,B,B,A
A,B,C,A
B,A,B,C
A,A,B,C
- 20. Multiple Choice
When I come down to sleep death's endless night,
The threshold of the unknown dark to cross,
What to me then will be the keenest loss,
When this bright world blurs on my fading sight?
What type of poem is the following?
tercet
couplet
haiku
cinquain
- 21. Multiple Choice
Cruel autumn wind
Cutting to the very bones
Of my poor scarecrow
What type of poem is this?
tercet
couplet
diamante
hyperbole
- 22. Multiple Choice
1. Twinkle Twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
2. The bird sang in the tree
It sang tooroo, tooree
3. My Country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
What type of poem is this?
tercet
diamante
alliteration
couplet
- 23. Multiple Choice
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following.
The rushing ocean waves
Beat harshly on the sand.
They roar and crash and foam
As they break upon the land.
A,A,B,B,
A,B,C,A
A,B,C,B
A,B,B,A
- 24. Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language does Cornelius Eady use in the following:
"Because the twist is gone,
It is the foundation of a bridge"
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
alliteration
- 25. Multiple Choice
What poetic device does Eady use in the following stanza?
An empty pair of dancing shoes
Is also a lot like a leaf
Pressed in a book.
And now you know a simple truth:
A leaf pressed in, say The Colossus
by Sylvia Plath.
Is no different from an empty pair of dance shoes
alliteration
refrain
hyperbole
metaphor
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