Poetry Pre-Assessment

Last updated over 1 year ago

11 questions

Instructions

Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Matching

Read the following poem excerpt and answer the questions below:

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Poetry Pre-Assessment

Last updated over 1 year ago

11 questions

Instructions

This task will help Ms. Sam understand your background knowledge regarding poetic devices. 

Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Matching

Question 1

What is a simile?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A direct comparison without "like" or "as"

The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words

A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect

Question 2

Which of the following describes personification?

Giving human qualities to non-human things 

A comparison between two unlike things

A word that imitates a sound

A 14-line poem

Question 3

What is rhyme scheme?

The main idea of a poem

The rhythm or beat of a poem

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem

The use of repeated consonant sounds

Question 4

What is imagery in poetry?

The use of rhyme and rhythm

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

The central theme or message

The speaker's tone

Question 5

Match the term on the left to its correct definition on the right.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Alliteration _____		The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Metaphor _____		When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Onomatopoeia _____

Question 6

Name one example of figurative language and explain it.

Question 7

What does the "tone" of a poem mean?

Question 8

Why do poets use repetition in their poems?