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POETRY! POETRY! POETRY!
POETRY! POETRY! POETRY!
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Poetry Terms & Examples Review
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1
"Knock Knock" Who's there?
We are.
No one.
Me.
Dad.
2
The theme of "A Poison Tree" is
Anger is better expressed than held inside.
Never feel or show anger.
Don't eat other peoples apples.
Make friends with your enemies.
3
What is the imagery found in this line:
Does it sag like a heavy load?
A backpack dragging someone down
A person trudging through the mud
A paperweight
A person who looks unhappy
4
Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
personification
5
Crash, ZOINK, MOO, BOOM,
and
POP
are examples of
alliteration
poetry
onomatopoeia
personification
6
The title of a poem
should be underlined
should be bolded
none of the above
should be put in quotation marks
7
Using an object to represent a big idea, like
a white dove representing innocence
is called
Imagery
Theme
Characterization
Symbolism
8
One theme of " A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is
If you put off a dream, it will end up coming true anyway.
If you put off a dream, it will end up hurting you somehow.
Don't dream too big.
Give up on your dreams .
9
A type of poem that tells a story is a
Narrative poem
Lyric poem
Free Verse poem
Spoken Word poem
10
Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal, I could see that she was truly sad
is a
metaphor
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
11
The windchill slapped me in the face while I walked to school
is an example of
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery and Personification
12
Type of poem that follows no set pattern of rhyme or rhythm
Free Verse poem
Spoken Word poem
Narrative poem
Lyric poem
13
True or False: Poetry is always written in complete sentences.
False
True
14
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze
is an example of
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
15
What is descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses called?
imagery
simile
repetition
rhyme scheme
16
Poetry is
writing that is used to express feelings
a style of writing with few rules
writing that is musical and artistic in nature
all of the above
17
He texted me a million times
is an example of
hyperbole
metaphor
imagery
simile
18
Poetry uses these instead of paragraphs:
Stanzas
Sentences
Rhymes
Haikus
19
Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
simile
20
What is the imagery in this line:
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
A grape drying up
A raisin hardening on the ground in the beating sun
None of the above
The sun beating down
21
What are several lines grouped together in a poem called?
stanza
line
poetry
repetition
22
Words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point are called
alliteration
rhyme
repetition
stanza
23
“The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur suggests
he might make a good gardener.
no one cares about roses.
his personal struggle is with his music.
he is something beautiful that can succeed.
24
True or False: All poems rhyme.
False
True
25
One single part of a poem
rhyme scheme
line
stanza
poetry
26
Sarah Kay wants to be called "Point B" so that
she can call her daughter Point A.
her daughter can find her.
she can use it to rhyme with tepee.
27
His temper was a roaring lion
is an example of
a metaphor
imagery
imagery and metaphor
personification
28
An exaggerated statement
simile
imagery
hyperbole
figurative language
29
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
repetition
rhyme
alliteration
rhyme scheme
30
The theme of a work of literature is defined as...
The time and place
A struggle between two opposing forces
The message or central idea
The major plot events
31
A type of poetry that is meant to be performed is called...
ballad poetry
free verse poetry
spoken word poetry
personification
32
One interesting structural element in "We Real Cool" is
they are listening to jazz.
the pool players all die at the end.
the use of line breaks.
the way the kids didn't get caught cutting school.
33
The cat on the mat sat with the bat
is an example of
alliteration
repetition
rhyme
rhyme scheme
34
Comparing two unlike things using like or as is called...
a metaphor
onomatopoeia
a simile
alliteration