Poetry!

Question 1

Fill in the blank: ________________ uses song-like and emotional words to describe people and things.

Accepted Answer

Lyric poetry

Question 2

To be a real poem, it has to rhyme.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Fill in the blank: ________________ is meant to be spoken or acted in a theatrical setting.

Accepted Answer

Dramatic poetry

Question 4

An allusion is...

Accepted Answer

a reference to another text, or to a well-known person, event, or thing.

Question 5

The same rules of capitalization, grammar and punctuation apply to both prose and poetry.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

"Her eyes were like pools of cool blue water" is an example of...

Accepted Answer

simile.

Question 7

"This has been the longest school year ever!" is an example of...

Accepted Answer

hyperbole.

Question 8

Fill in the blank: ________________ is poetry that tells a story.

Accepted Answer

Narrative poetry

Question 9

"The school was sad that summer should steal students away" contains

Accepted Answer

Both alliteration and personification.

Question 10

Which of these is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Life is a candle's flame.

Question 11

"Whizzz! Bang! KA-BOOOOOOM!" These are examples of...

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia.

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