Poetry Pre-Assessment

Last updated about 1 year ago

11 questions

Instructions

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

Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Matching

Read the following poem excerpt and answer the questions below:

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Poetry Pre-Assessment

Last updated about 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
Metaphor _____		The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia _____		When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Alliteration _____		A word that imitates a sound
Stanza _____		A group of lines in a poem

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?