Revision of Poetry

What is the term given to the one who writes a poem?

• the speaker

• the artiste

• the poet

• the author

A figurative device which gives human qualities to non-human things is __________.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

What is 'rhythm' in poetry?

• Knowing how to dance

• The sound of drums

• Moving to a beat

• A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound

Select the example of figurative language.

• The sun was very hot.

• It was raining cats and dogs.

• It was raining heavily.

• It was windy.

Figurative language ____________ .

• is in the shape of figures.

• has a literal meaning.

• uses figures.

• has more meaning or a deeper meaning than the words themselves.

A 'simile' is __________ .

• a word that sounds like its name.

• that assigns human qualities to non-human things.

• A comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• a word that has a similar meaning to another word.

The word 'literal' means ____________ .

• exactly what is written.

• that the words have more meaning or a deeper meaning.

• having to do with literature.

• litter.

A metaphor __________ .

• has the same name as its sound.

• is a form of exaggeration.

• compares two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

The persona is ________________ .

• the antagonist.

• the author of the poem.

• is a person.

• is the voice we hear speaking in the poem.

A stanza _________.

• a sentence.

• a phrase.

• is a collection of lines grouped together in a poem.

• a paragraph in an essay.