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Poetry Life Skills Quiz
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Poetry Life Skills Quiz
Choose the best answer for each multiple-choice question. For Question 5, select every correct option. Write your answers to the remaining questions in the spaces provided.
Poetry terms and effects
1.What is a stanza in a poem?
- A group of lines arranged as a unit
- A word that imitates a sound
- The name of the poem's speaker
- A mark used at the end of a line
2.In the phrase “the old house swallowed the sunset”, which poetic device gives a human-like action to something non-human?
- Personification
- Simile
- Assonance
- Rhyme
3.In poetry, what does tone most directly describe?
- The speaker's attitude towards the subject
- The number of words in each line
- The pattern of punctuation
- The poem's setting alone
4.Which term names the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginnings of nearby words, as in “silver streets shine”?
- Alliteration
- Metaphor
- Onomatopoeia
- Hyperbole
5.Select all the features that can help shape a poem's mood.
- Sensory imagery
- Sound patterns and rhyme
- The poet's favourite sport
- Rhythm and line length
Read, interpret and reflect
Read this stanza before answering the next four questions. Rain threads silver on the glass, Last buses sigh along the street; Warm lights bloom as people pass, Soft shoes tap a patient beat.
6.Give the rhyme scheme of the four lines, using a letter for each line.
7.Identify two poetic devices in the stanza. For each one, name the device and explain briefly which words show it.
8.Which line includes the words “tap” and “beat”? Write its line number and copy the line.
9.In two or three sentences, explain one way reading or talking about a short poem might help someone deal with stress or strong emotions.
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