What is the imagery found in this line: Does it sag like a heavy load?

A backpack dragging someone down

What is the imagery in this line: Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

A raisin hardening on the ground in the beating sun

One theme of "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is

If you put off a dream, it will end up hurting you somehow.

The title of a poem...

should be put in quotation marks

Imagery is writing or speech that appeals to which of the 5 senses below

C) none of these, A_) sight, sound, touch, B) smell and taste

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1
Read line 2 (on paper) This line means that-
A
B
C
D
2
Captain America is a __________________ for patriotism and America
communist
symbol
bad guy
3
Which is the symbol representing?
Hospital
Stop
Go
Yield
4
True or False: All poems rhyme
True
False
5
Crash, ZOINK, MOO, BOOM, and POP are examples of...
poetry
onomatopoeia
alliteration
personification
6
What is a comparison between two basically unlike things, using the words like or as.
Rhyme
Metaphor
Allteration
Simile
7
How does the imagery of bare floors, tacks, and splinters contribute to the meaning?
G
J
F
H
8
A STANZA in poetry is like a __________________________ in a narrative story
a whole song
bird in the wind
paragraph
9
comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
metaphor
alliteration
stanza
line
10
What is the imagery found in this line: Does it sag like a heavy load?
A person trudging through the mud
A paperweight
A backpack dragging someone down
A person who looks unhappy
11
The sound of the word is like the sound of the thing it is describing: pop, boom, crash...
personification
repetition
alliteration
onomatopoeia
12
What is the main idea.....Read on your paper
J
G
H
F
13
From whose point of view is this poem written?
The poet
The Mother
The Son
The House
14
One single part of a poem
stanza
poetry
line
rhyme scheme
15
What is a comparison between twounlike things, not using the words like or as
Stanza
Metaphor
Simile
Line
16
What is the main effect of words like "reachin" amd "a-climbin" in line 9 and 10?
J
H
F
G
17
The lake was left shivering by the touch of the old man winter.
personification
hyperbole
repetition
18
What is a paragraph in a poem?
Line
Rhyme
Stanza
Form
19
What is the imagery in this line: Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
None of the above
A raisin hardening on the ground in the beating sun
A grape drying up
The sun beating down
20
Type of poem that follows no set pattern of rhyme or rhythm
Free Verse poem
Lyric poem
Spoken Word poem
Narrative poem
21
If I paid attention while Coach Baron was teaching, then this test will be easy as pie
prose
idiom
superhuman
22
One theme of "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is
If you put off a dream, it will end up coming true anyway.
Don't dream too big.
If you put off a dream, it will end up hurting you somehow.
Give up on your dreams .
23
What is the tone of the speaker?
B
C
A
D
24
A simile describes 2 unlike things using the words ______ or ______.
like / as
yeah / but
neither / nor
25
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
simile
rhyme scheme
repetition
imagery
26
What describes the symbolic meaning of "reachin' landin'd" and "turning corners" mean?
A
D
C
B
27
His temper was a roaring lion is an example of...
a metaphor
personification
imagery
imagery and metaphor
28
The title of a poem...
should be underlined
should be bolded
should be put in quotation marks
none of the above
29
What message does the poet convey throughout the poem
C
D
B
A
30
Personification gives ______________ ________________ to something inanimate (non-human)
great hope
na - da
human characteristics
31
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...
onomatopoeia
personification
alliteration
metaphor
32
Which word best describes a crystal stair?
A
C
B
D
33
Poetry uses these instead of paragraphs:
Haikus
Rhymes
Sentences
Stanzas
34
True or False: The speaker of a poem is the author
False
True
35
Which of the following best conveys the theme of the poem?
J
H
G
F
36
Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
37
Type of poem that used to be sung using a lyre
Spoken Word poem
lines
Free Verse poem
Lyric poem
38
Who is the speaker in this poem?
The House
The Son
The Poet
The Mother
39
Bing, Bam, and Boom are all examples of which figurative language sound device?
simile
assonance
onomatopoeia
40
Type of poetry that is meant to be performed
personification
spoken word poetry
ballad poetry
free verse poetry
41
What is circled in the picture
Stanza
Form
Line
Rhyme
42
What is this an example of?
Imagery
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
43
Conroe High School Students are The Tigers because they are fierce as tiger when they compete.
metaphor
simile
alliteration
44
What is an extravagant exaggeration for literary effect.
Poetry
Symbol
Simile
Hyperbole
45
What is the speakers conflict in this poem?
G
H
F
J
46
The theme of a work of literature is defined as
The message or central idea
The time and place
A struggle between two opposing forces
The major plot events
47
The Statue of Liberty is a ______________________ of Freedom for people around the world.
symbol
hyperbole
figure of speech
48
I had a cat who wore a hat. He looked cool but felt a fool.
Personification
Rhyme
Simile
49
Imagery is writing or speech that appeals to which of the 5 senses below
C) none of these
A_) sight, sound, touch
D) both A and B
B) smell and taste
50
The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
rhyme
51
What is the use of vivid language to describe people,places, things, an ideas.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbol
Imagery
52
What is any person, place,or thing that stands for something else.
Line
Symbol
Hyperbole
Imagery
53
words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
repetition
rhyme
alliteration
stanza
54
One winter it was so cold that the geese flew backwards and the fish moved south
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
55
Examples of Figurative Language in Poetry are:
metaphor
All of the Above
simile
personification
56
comparing two unlike things using like or as
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
57
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the ________________ of words.
end
middle
beginning
58
What is this an example of
Personification
Imagery
Stanza
Simile
59
What is repetition of sounds in wordsthat appear close to one another in a poem,
Rhyme
Stanza
Alliteration
Line
60
The cat on the mat sat with the bat is an example of
rhyme scheme
alliteration
repetition
rhyme
61
Irony is when
what you expect to happen did happen
when Iron Man shows up to your school
the opposite of what you expected to happen happens.
62
Do these lines contain rhyme: Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang?
No
Yes
63
What is the repetition ofsimilar vowel sounds in a line or stanza of poetry.
Assonance
Symbol
Line
Alliteration
64
Examples of Sound Devices in Poetry are:
Alliteration
All of the Above
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
65
Read line 16 (on your paper). What does "kinder hard" mean?
G
F
H
J
66
What character traits or values does the mother possess?
A
B
D
C
67
I had one thousand and one chores to do before I could go to sleep.
simile
meta human
hyperbole
68
Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ______ of words
middle
end
beginning
69
True or False: Poetry is always written in complete sentences.
False
True
70
Using an object in literature to represent a big idea, like a white dove representing innocence
Symbolism
Characterization
Theme
Imagery
71
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that
repeat at the sound at beginning of words
imitate sounds
rhyme at the end of the words
72
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
73
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called this
repetition
rhyme scheme
alliteration
rhyme
74
An exaggerated statement
figurative language
simile
hyperbole
imagery
75
Type of poem that tells a story
Narrative poem
Free Verse poem
Spoken Word poem
Lyric poem
76
Which conclusion is best supported by the end of the poem?
D
B
A
C
77
What is this example of
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Stanza
78
Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal, I could see that she was truly sad is a
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
79
Name the ryhming words - "It's hard to see the butterfly because he flies across the sky"
sky / butterfly
hard / he
see / flies
80
What is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics.
Form
Line
Simile
Personification
81
The wind wanting to wager its wealth wreaked havoc.
end rhyme
alliteration
metaphor
82
He texted me a million times is an example of
simile
metaphor
imagery
hyperbole
83
This week's Word of the Week (W.O.W.) is __________________________. No peeking!
generation
generalize
genesis
84
What is this an example of
Symbol
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
85
A row of words in a poem
Line
Stanza
Rhyme
Form
86
What is this
Symbol
Rhyme
Poem
Stanza
87
Several lines grouped together in a poem
stanza
repetition
line
poetry
88
What is the repetition of aconsonant sound in a line or stanza of poetry.
Symbol
Imagery
Line
Alliteration
89
What is this an example of
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Imagery
90
Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
personification
91
The windchill slapped me in the face while I walked to school is an example of
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery and Personification
Imagery
92
What two things does the poem compare?
the Sons Life and a dark room
Speakers Life and the Staircase
The sons dreams and a stair case
The Speakers Hopes and a dark room
93
What is this an example of
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Symbol
94
Which conclusion about the speaker is best supported by the poem?
J
G
H
F
95
A metaphor describes
two unlike things without using like or as
two unlike things using like or as
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
96
Poetry is....
writing that is used to express feelings
all of the above
a style of writing with few rules
writing that is musical and artistic in nature

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Answers

1
Read line 2 (on paper) This line means that-
A
B
C
D
2
Captain America is a __________________ for patriotism and America
communist
symbol
bad guy
3
Which is the symbol representing?
Hospital
Stop
Go
Yield
4
True or False: All poems rhyme
True
False
5
Crash, ZOINK, MOO, BOOM, and POP are examples of...
poetry
onomatopoeia
alliteration
personification
6
What is a comparison between two basically unlike things, using the words like or as.
Rhyme
Metaphor
Allteration
Simile
7
How does the imagery of bare floors, tacks, and splinters contribute to the meaning?
G
J
F
H
8
A STANZA in poetry is like a __________________________ in a narrative story
a whole song
bird in the wind
paragraph
9
comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
metaphor
alliteration
stanza
line
10
What is the imagery found in this line: Does it sag like a heavy load?
A person trudging through the mud
A paperweight
A backpack dragging someone down
A person who looks unhappy
11
The sound of the word is like the sound of the thing it is describing: pop, boom, crash...
personification
repetition
alliteration
onomatopoeia
12
What is the main idea.....Read on your paper
J
G
H
F
13
From whose point of view is this poem written?
The poet
The Mother
The Son
The House
14
One single part of a poem
stanza
poetry
line
rhyme scheme
15
What is a comparison between twounlike things, not using the words like or as
Stanza
Metaphor
Simile
Line
16
What is the main effect of words like "reachin" amd "a-climbin" in line 9 and 10?
J
H
F
G
17
The lake was left shivering by the touch of the old man winter.
personification
hyperbole
repetition
18
What is a paragraph in a poem?
Line
Rhyme
Stanza
Form
19
What is the imagery in this line: Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
None of the above
A raisin hardening on the ground in the beating sun
A grape drying up
The sun beating down
20
Type of poem that follows no set pattern of rhyme or rhythm
Free Verse poem
Lyric poem
Spoken Word poem
Narrative poem
21
If I paid attention while Coach Baron was teaching, then this test will be easy as pie
prose
idiom
superhuman
22
One theme of "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is
If you put off a dream, it will end up coming true anyway.
Don't dream too big.
If you put off a dream, it will end up hurting you somehow.
Give up on your dreams .
23
What is the tone of the speaker?
B
C
A
D
24
A simile describes 2 unlike things using the words ______ or ______.
like / as
yeah / but
neither / nor
25
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
simile
rhyme scheme
repetition
imagery
26
What describes the symbolic meaning of "reachin' landin'd" and "turning corners" mean?
A
D
C
B
27
His temper was a roaring lion is an example of...
a metaphor
personification
imagery
imagery and metaphor
28
The title of a poem...
should be underlined
should be bolded
should be put in quotation marks
none of the above
29
What message does the poet convey throughout the poem
C
D
B
A
30
Personification gives ______________ ________________ to something inanimate (non-human)
great hope
na - da
human characteristics
31
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...
onomatopoeia
personification
alliteration
metaphor
32
Which word best describes a crystal stair?
A
C
B
D
33
Poetry uses these instead of paragraphs:
Haikus
Rhymes
Sentences
Stanzas
34
True or False: The speaker of a poem is the author
False
True
35
Which of the following best conveys the theme of the poem?
J
H
G
F
36
Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
37
Type of poem that used to be sung using a lyre
Spoken Word poem
lines
Free Verse poem
Lyric poem
38
Who is the speaker in this poem?
The House
The Son
The Poet
The Mother
39
Bing, Bam, and Boom are all examples of which figurative language sound device?
simile
assonance
onomatopoeia
40
Type of poetry that is meant to be performed
personification
spoken word poetry
ballad poetry
free verse poetry
41
What is circled in the picture
Stanza
Form
Line
Rhyme
42
What is this an example of?
Imagery
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
43
Conroe High School Students are The Tigers because they are fierce as tiger when they compete.
metaphor
simile
alliteration
44
What is an extravagant exaggeration for literary effect.
Poetry
Symbol
Simile
Hyperbole
45
What is the speakers conflict in this poem?
G
H
F
J
46
The theme of a work of literature is defined as
The message or central idea
The time and place
A struggle between two opposing forces
The major plot events
47
The Statue of Liberty is a ______________________ of Freedom for people around the world.
symbol
hyperbole
figure of speech
48
I had a cat who wore a hat. He looked cool but felt a fool.
Personification
Rhyme
Simile
49
Imagery is writing or speech that appeals to which of the 5 senses below
C) none of these
A_) sight, sound, touch
D) both A and B
B) smell and taste
50
The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
rhyme
51
What is the use of vivid language to describe people,places, things, an ideas.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbol
Imagery
52
What is any person, place,or thing that stands for something else.
Line
Symbol
Hyperbole
Imagery
53
words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
repetition
rhyme
alliteration
stanza
54
One winter it was so cold that the geese flew backwards and the fish moved south
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
55
Examples of Figurative Language in Poetry are:
metaphor
All of the Above
simile
personification
56
comparing two unlike things using like or as
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
57
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the ________________ of words.
end
middle
beginning
58
What is this an example of
Personification
Imagery
Stanza
Simile
59
What is repetition of sounds in wordsthat appear close to one another in a poem,
Rhyme
Stanza
Alliteration
Line
60
The cat on the mat sat with the bat is an example of
rhyme scheme
alliteration
repetition
rhyme
61
Irony is when
what you expect to happen did happen
when Iron Man shows up to your school
the opposite of what you expected to happen happens.
62
Do these lines contain rhyme: Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang?
No
Yes
63
What is the repetition ofsimilar vowel sounds in a line or stanza of poetry.
Assonance
Symbol
Line
Alliteration
64
Examples of Sound Devices in Poetry are:
Alliteration
All of the Above
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
65
Read line 16 (on your paper). What does "kinder hard" mean?
G
F
H
J
66
What character traits or values does the mother possess?
A
B
D
C
67
I had one thousand and one chores to do before I could go to sleep.
simile
meta human
hyperbole
68
Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ______ of words
middle
end
beginning
69
True or False: Poetry is always written in complete sentences.
False
True
70
Using an object in literature to represent a big idea, like a white dove representing innocence
Symbolism
Characterization
Theme
Imagery
71
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that
repeat at the sound at beginning of words
imitate sounds
rhyme at the end of the words
72
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
73
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called this
repetition
rhyme scheme
alliteration
rhyme
74
An exaggerated statement
figurative language
simile
hyperbole
imagery
75
Type of poem that tells a story
Narrative poem
Free Verse poem
Spoken Word poem
Lyric poem
76
Which conclusion is best supported by the end of the poem?
D
B
A
C
77
What is this example of
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Stanza
78
Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal, I could see that she was truly sad is a
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
79
Name the ryhming words - "It's hard to see the butterfly because he flies across the sky"
sky / butterfly
hard / he
see / flies
80
What is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics.
Form
Line
Simile
Personification
81
The wind wanting to wager its wealth wreaked havoc.
end rhyme
alliteration
metaphor
82
He texted me a million times is an example of
simile
metaphor
imagery
hyperbole
83
This week's Word of the Week (W.O.W.) is __________________________. No peeking!
generation
generalize
genesis
84
What is this an example of
Symbol
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
85
A row of words in a poem
Line
Stanza
Rhyme
Form
86
What is this
Symbol
Rhyme
Poem
Stanza
87
Several lines grouped together in a poem
stanza
repetition
line
poetry
88
What is the repetition of aconsonant sound in a line or stanza of poetry.
Symbol
Imagery
Line
Alliteration
89
What is this an example of
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Imagery
90
Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
personification
91
The windchill slapped me in the face while I walked to school is an example of
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery and Personification
Imagery
92
What two things does the poem compare?
the Sons Life and a dark room
Speakers Life and the Staircase
The sons dreams and a stair case
The Speakers Hopes and a dark room
93
What is this an example of
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Symbol
94
Which conclusion about the speaker is best supported by the poem?
J
G
H
F
95
A metaphor describes
two unlike things without using like or as
two unlike things using like or as
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
96
Poetry is....
writing that is used to express feelings
all of the above
a style of writing with few rules
writing that is musical and artistic in nature