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Poetry Final Test Choose the best answer for the following questions. 1. “She was like a rainy Sunday,” is an example of a(n): a. Idiom b. Metaphor c. Simile d. Analogy 2. A songlike narrative poem, usually featuring a rhyme, rhythm, and refrain is a: a. Free verse b. Haiku c. Limerick d. Ballad 3. A comparison that does not use “like,” or “as”: a. Idiom b. Metaphor c. Simile d. Analogy 4. “Runny ripe rose nose” is an example of a(n): a. Alliteration b. Simile c. Metaphor d. Free verse 5. The recurring pattern of a strong or weak syllabic stresses is called: a. Rhyme b. Rhythm c. Scheme d. Style 6. A group of lines that form a division of a poem is a(n): a. Line b. Stanza c. Couplet d. Ballad 7. “The baby was a spider as he crawled across the room,” is an example of a(n): a. Idiom b. Metaphor c. Simile d. Onomatopoeia
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8. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect is: a. Repetition b. Rhyme c. Rhythm d. Assonance 9. “The bathroom sink drips-drips-drips,” is an example of a(n): a. Alliteration b. Onomatopoeia c. Simile d. Personification 10. The haiku was originated in: a. Australia b. China c. Rome d. Japan 11. The repetition of a vowel sound (mad hatter) is a(n) example of: a. Repetition b. Rhyme c. Onomatopoeia d. Rhythm 12. A poem that has no rhyme or regular meter is considered: a. Ballad b. Limerick c. Free verse d. Haiku 13. An expression where the literal meaning is different from the intended meaning is a(n): a. Idiom b. Metaphor c. Simile d. Analogy 14. “Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers,” is an example of a(n): a. Alliteration b. Onomatopoeia c. Personification d. Simile 15. A haiku has ____ lines: a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
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16. Poetry that does not follow a specific form and does not have to rhyme is known as: a. Cinquain b. Haiku c. Free verse d. Limerick 17. This type of poetry has a line (or lines) that is (are) repeated at the end of stanzas in poetry and music: a. Rhythm b. Refrain c. Simile d. Rhyme 18. What kind of poetry tells a story with a plot, characters, and a setting? a. Narrative b. Limerick c. Concrete d. Diamante 19. This kind of poetry forms the shape of subjects: a. Diamante b. Concrete c. Haiku d. Limerick 20. These poems are humorous poems of five lines. a. Diamiante b. Cinquain c. Limerick d. Couplet
Read the following poem by Shel Silverstein and answer the questions that follow. “No Difference” Small as a peanut, Big as a giant, We’re all the same size When we turn off the light.
Red, black or orange, Yellow or white, We all look the same When we turn off the light.
Rich as a sultan, Poor as a mite, We’re all worth the same When we turn off the light.
So maybe the way To make everything right Is for God to just reach out And turn off the light
21. How many stanzas are there? ___________ 22. What is the rhyme scheme for each stanza? ______________
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Poetry Unit Final Test 23. What is the theme of this poem? ______________ 24. Name on type of figurative language used in the poem, and share an example. ___________________________________________________________________ 25. What type of poem is this? ________________________
Read the following poem by Langston Hughes and answer the questions that follow. The Dream Keeper Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Bring me all of your Heart melodies, That I may wrap them In a blue cloud-cloth Away from the too-rough fingers Of the world 26. How many stanzas are there? ___________ 27. What is the rhyme scheme for each stanza? ______________ 28. What is the theme of this poem? ______________ 29. Name on type of figurative language used in the poem, and share an example. ___________________________________________________________________ 30. What type of poem is this? ________________________
Answer the following questions with your own examples of each: 31. Onomatopoeia: _____________________________________________________________ 32. Alliteration: _________________________________________________________________ 33. Simile: _____________________________________________________________________ 34. Metaphor: __________________________________________________________________ 35. Personification: ______________________________________________________________
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Poetry Unit Final Test Write your own type poem in the following space provided, and then answer the following questions. The poem can be one you created for your poetry book: Title: __________________________________
36. How many stanzas are there? ___________ 37. What is the rhyme scheme for each stanza? ______________ 38. What is the theme of this poem? ______________ 39. Name on type of figurative language used in the poem, and share an example. ___________________________________________________________________ 40. What type of poem is this? ________________________
