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Poetry Unit Test - 2017

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A poem that doesn't have any rules is known as
A) Narrative poetry
B) Lyric poetry
C) Free verse poetry
D) Ode/Elegy
A group of lines within a poem, similar to a paragraph in an essay
A) Form
B) Stanza
C) Line
D) Tone
How the poem visually looks on the page is known as
A) Stanza
B) Imagery
C) Form
D) Tone
A poem that tells a story is known as
A) Narrative poetry
B) Free verse poetry
C) Lyric poetry
D) Ode/Elegy
Gives a non-living thing human qualities
A) Mood
B) Metaphor
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Personification
The feeling or emotion that the reader feels while reading the poem
A) Allusion
B) Mood
C) Tone
D) Form
An ordinary object which represents something else, like an idea or a concept
A) Personification
B) Mood
C) Symbolism
D) Theme
Creating a mental picture using vivid descriptions
A) Hyperbole
B) Allusion
C) Imagery
D) Mood
A type of poetry that sounds very much like a song
A) Narrative poetry
B) Free verse poetry
C) Lyric poetry
D) Ode/Elegy
The words "buzzing bees" could be an example of what poetic device/term listed below?
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Mood
C) Hyperbole
D) Allusion
Where should you stop reading in the following poem? Temple bells die out. The fragrant blossoms remain A perfect evening!
A) only after evening
B) only after out and evening
C) after all three lines
When a poem is written in free verse it
A) has a rhythmic beat
B) sounds like normal speech and has no real rules
C) contains themes that are clear to the reader
D) expresses only one emotion
Which of the following has internal rhyme?
A) Lillie Lou lost the locket.
B) The oil hissed in the pan.
C) I went to town to buy a gown.
D) Her cheeks looked like apples.
Which poetic device/term describes this line? "I am super Samson Simpson."
A) alliteration
B) rhyme
C) onomatopoeia
D) repetition
Which of the following contains imagery that appeals to the sense of hearing?
A) The stars sparkled across the sky.
B) At dawn, there was a loud knock at the window.
C) The barn smelled of summer straw.
D) I could already taste the chocolate coating.
Which of the following contains a metaphor?
A) In the fierce storm, the ship was a tin can, bouncing up and down.
B) The wind howled like a wolf all night long.
C) Each post is as rough as sand paper.
D) Her hair was as yellow as a ripe banana.
Which of the following contains a simile?
A) Lightning flashed across the sky.
B) At dawn, there was a loud knock at the window.
C) The wind howled like a wolf all night long.
D) The thunder crashed loudly in the night.
In a poem, the repeating of words is an example of what poetic device/term?
A) rhyme
B) repetition
C) alliteration
D) onomatopoeia
Which of the following lines from the poem "Annabel Lee" have internal rhyme?
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams That wind came out of a cloud by night. Can ever dissever my soul from the soul."
A) Lines 1 and 2
B) Lines 2 and 3
C) Lines 1 and 3
What is the extended metaphor in "Mother to Son?"
A) "Life for me ain't been no joy ride."
B) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
C) "Life for me ain't been no walk in the park."
D) "Life for me ain't been no party."
When identifying the rhyme scheme in a poem, you always begin with which letter?
A
B
C
D
In Rihanna's song "American Oxygen," she made many references to historical events that have happened in the past and have helped to shape America. These references can also be known as
A) Hyperboles
B) Oxymorons
C) Allusions
D) Metaphors
Which of the following is true of the idea of the American Dream?
A) The American Dream is a set standard of living that does not vary among individuals
B) The American Dream is an idea that is not as popular in 2017 as it was in the mid-1950's
C) The American Dream is an idea that is open to interpretation and can be understood many different ways
D) None of the above are correct
In the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, a "dream deferred" is a dream that
A) has been put off or been pushed aside
B) is actively being pursued
C) is slowly dissolving into nothing
D) is fresh in the mind of the person
What type of poetic term/device is seen in the following line from "Harlem" by Langston Hughes? "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load."
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Alliteration
D) Hyperbole
In the Langston Hughes poem "Mother to Son," the speaker of the poem is
A) The mother
B) The father
C) The son
D) The aunt
One similarity that can be found between the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes and the song "Dear Mama" by Tupac Shakur is
A) The poems are both talking about the relationship that children have with their mothers
B) The mother is the speaker in both of the pieces
C) The son is the speaker in both of the pieces
D) The pieces do not share similarities
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. "Which will harden soon into Lines that cut like slender knives" Which literary terms are these lines an example of?
A) Alliteration
B) Metaphor
C) Simile
D) Allusion
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you.
"He walks upon the summer skies"
Which literary term is this an example of?
A) Alliteration
B) Metaphor
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The reference to "Euclid" in the poem is an example of which literary term?
A) Personification
B) Allusion
C) Alliteration
D) Metaphor
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The purpose of the poem "The Spider" is to
A) show that spiders are nice creatures
B) tell the story of a spider's life
C) describe the gracefulness and business of being a spider
D) describe why spiders are horrible creatures and should be extinct
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The "lacework" mentioned in line 4 refers to which of the following?
A) the eyes of the spider
B) the web a spider makes
C) the body shape of the spider
D) the poison a spider produces
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The imagery in stanza 3 suggests which of the following?
A) a person twisting yarn into thread
B) the moves of a skilled athlete
C) a brilliant, cloudless sky
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The words harden, cut, and knives show the spider's web as which of the following?
A) a death trap
B) a small fort
C) a vacation home
D) a comfortable space
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The imagery in the poem shows the spider as being like which of the following?
A) man
B) nature
C) other insects
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. Line 21 shows that spiders kill
A) for fun
B) when they are attacked
C) by nature, or instinct
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The poet's attitude toward spiders is
A) hate
B) love
C) admiration
D) indifference
For the following questions, read the poem titled "The Spider" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The spider is compared to an "ancient scientist" in which stanza?
A) stanza 2
B) stanza 3
C) stanza 5
D) stanza 6
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. What type of poem is "grandmother?"
A) Narrative poem
B) Free verse poem
C) Lyric poem
D) None of these are correct
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. If the poet wanted to create a simile with "the purple scarf" and "the plastic shopping bag," what word would have to be added?
A) is
B) like or as
C) appears
D) had
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. If the poet said his "grandmother's hands were the smell of roots," he would be using
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) alliteration
D) allusion
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. The last 7 lines of the poem use which poetic device?
A) alliteration
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) hyperbole
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. What is being compared in the last 7 lines of the poem?
A) the grandmother's words and sleep
B) the grandmother's words and getting burned with fire
C) the grandmother's words and light
D) fire and love
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. In the poem "grandmother," the speaker is which of the following?
A) the grandmother
B) a voice from the rock
C) the grandchild
D) the mother
Read the poem titled "grandmother" in the poetry packet. Answer the questions using the poem to help you. In which of the following ways is the poem "grandmother" untraditional?
A) The author does not use periods
B) The author does not use apostrophes
C) The author uses quotation marks to emphasize certain words
D) The author does not use capital letters or commas
Which of the following words has a positive connotation?
A) Brilliant
B) Pushy
C) Nerd
D) Cheap
Which of the following words has a negative connotation?
A) Laugh
B) Youthful
C) Immature
D) Inexpensive
Directions: Insert the word with the most negative connotation to complete the sentence.

It was hard to ignore the baby's ___________________ screams.
A) loud
B) piercing
C) quiet
Directions: Insert the word with the most negative connotation to complete the sentence.

Jackie wore a/an _________________________ dress to the New Year's Eve party.
A) ancient
B) vintage
C) stylish
Directions: Insert the word with the most negative connotation to complete the sentence.

Dexter was an __________ dog.
A) obese
B) overweight
C) healthy
D) plump
Directions: Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank.

"We understand," said the customer service representative, "that our new policy might be __________ ."

HINT: The customer service representative doesn’t want to make themselves look bad so they choose the most positive word.
A) inconvenient
B) a pain in the neck
C) infuriating
What is the denotation of the word "snake?"
A) a long limbless reptile
B) a liar, cheater, or fraud
C) none of these
How is denotation different from connotation?
A) Denotation is a definition, whereas connotation is created through emotions
B) Denotation is an emotion, whereas connotation is a strict dictionary definition
C) They are basically the same thing
The election had been two days ago, and after the results were announced, Marina smiled weakly at her opponent and gave him a reluctant civil handshake. Her classmates could tell that she was upset though. Marina was somewhat cold to those in the room who she was sure voted against her. She was a strong-willed girl and did not show sadness about her defeat, but everybody knew that the results killed Marina.

What does the word cold suggest about how Marina acted to her classmates?
A) She acted unfriendly
B) She acted happy
C) She acted very angry
D) She acted eager
"Hey, Shauna! What do you think of the new sports car?" Missy asked her friend excitedly. She pointed to the gaudy model on the showroom floor.       Shauna replied, "Oh, I suppose it's adequate."       "Are you out of your mind? That's a rather firm opinion to take with this well-engineered piece of machinery."       "I don't see the need to replace my current vehicle," Shauna defended herself. "The car I have is just fine."       "You're so traditional when it comes to buying things," Missy criticized. "You don't care at all about being in style, do you?"

What does Shauna suggest by using the word adequate in the paragraph above?
A) The car is the coolest one on the floor
B) The car is inferior to all others
C) The car will perform the best job
D) The car is barely satisfactory
"Hey, Shauna! What do you think of the new sports car?" Missy asked her friend excitedly. She pointed to the gaudy model on the showroom floor.       Shauna replied, "Oh, I suppose it's adequate."       "Are you out of your mind? That's a rather firm opinion to take with this well-engineered piece of machinery."       "I don't see the need to replace my current vehicle," Shauna defended herself. "The car I have is just fine."       "You're so traditional when it comes to buying things," Missy criticized. "You don't care at all about being in style, do you?"

What does Missy suggest of Shauna by using the word traditional in the paragraph above?
A) Shauna believes in a particular style
B) Shauna practices a certain faith
C) Shauna follows established customs
D) Shauna is outdated, not current
The election had been two days ago, and after the results were announced, Marina smiled weakly at her opponent and gave him a reluctant civil handshake. Her classmates could tell that she was upset though. Marina was somewhat cold to those in the room who she was sure voted against her. She was a strong-willed girl and did not show sadness about her defeat, but everybody knew that the results killed Marina.

The passage states that "the results killed Marina." What happened to Marina?
A) She hurt her opponent
B) She lost her life
C) She was devastated
D) She felt relieved
The election had been two days ago, and after the results were announced, Marina smiled weakly at her opponent and gave him a reluctant civil handshake. Her classmates could tell that she was upset though. Marina was somewhat cold to those in the room who she was sure voted against her. She was a strong-willed girl and did not show sadness about her defeat, but everybody knew that the results killed Marina.

What does the word civil suggest in the paragraph above?
A) over-excitement
B) poor citizenship
C) eagerness
D) forced politeness
The election had been two days ago, and after the results were announced, Marina smiled weakly at her opponent and gave him a reluctant civil handshake. Her classmates could tell that she was upset though. Marina was somewhat cold to those in the room who she was sure voted against her. She was a strong-willed girl and did not show sadness about her defeat, but everybody knew that the results killed Marina.

What does the word strong-willed connote or suggest about Marina?
A) Marina is muscular
B) Marina is stubborn
C) Marina is enjoyable
D) Marina is flexible
    The group hanging out in front of the movies cringed when Larry sauntered around the corner. His personality was so forceful that he could hardly keep from giving everyone a hard time.       Jimmy spoke up to greet him, "Hey, Larry. I liked your speech today in class. You were quite, um, assertive when you jumped in and took Harold's turn."       Henry chimed in, "Yeah, I thought that Harold was acting a bit too modestly to get on with it."       Larry answered back favorably, "Thanks, guys. Do you mind if I join you?"       "No, not at all," said George, the group's unofficial leader. He was self-confident enough to take charge in any situation, figuring he was the best man for the job whether or not anyone else agreed.       Larry got in line behind them, and when he stepped up to the counter to purchase his ticket, the young clerk at the window nervously rang up his ticket. She fumbled with his change.       "Don't mind her," grumbled the deliberately paced veteran from the back of the booth. "She's new, but I bet she'll get the hang of things in no time," he offered with a rather unconvincing wink.

What does Jimmy suggest of Larry by using the word assertive in the paragraph above?
A) Larry was distinctive
B) Larry was pushy
C) Larry was weak
D) Larry was bold