Poetry & Structure
A group of arranged words in a row that intentionally ends for a reason is known as...
A) A stanza
B) A line
B) A line
A figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between to basically unlike ideas is known as...
A) A Metaphor
B) A simile
B) A simile
"Love is like a rose" is an example of...
A) A smilie
B) A metaphor
C) A romantic sentence
A) A simile
In Langston Hughes poem Dreams, he writes,
"Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
This is an example of...
A metaphor
A group of lines in a poem is known as...
A) A stanza
B) A paragraph
A) A stanza
The use of words that imitate sounds is known as...
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Imagery
C) Repetition
A) Onomatopoeia
"Laughter is the best medicine" is an example of...
A metaphor
How many stanzas are in the poem dreams?
2
the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza is known as...
A) Alliteration
B)A Rhyme Scheme
C) Onomatopoeia
B) A rhyme scheme
A descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader. These mental pictures are created by your senses is known as...
A) A detailed sentence
B) Imagery
B) Imagery
Sally saw seashells by the shore is an example of...
Alliteration
Identify the rhyme scheme in the first stanza
(A, B, C, B)
True or false: A poem must contain more than one stanza.
False
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally is also known as...
(Example: metaphors, similes, personification)
A) Not so literal words
B) Figurative language
C) Poetic devices
B) Figurative Language
His heart made a constant sound. "Thud-thud, thud-thud, thud-thud." Thud- thud is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
In the poem Hughes uses the word "fast." In this context, what is the meaning of fast?
A) with speed; quickly
B) in a firm and secure manner; tightly
B
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
False
The repetition of initial consonant sounds is known as...
A) Simile
B) Rhyme Scheme
C) Alliteration
C) Alliteration
"I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me." This sentence provides...
A) Metaphors
B) Nice description
C) Imagery
C) Imagery
In this poem, how does the poet use figurative language?
A) To describe different dreams
B) To emphasize the importance of dreams
C) To show where the speaker is while he dreams
B