Prose and Poetry Review

All of the following are characteristics of prose except...

• sentences and paragraphs

• ordinary language

• lines and stanzas

• imagery

Which of the following best describes a prose narrative?

• A story told in verse

• A factual account with rhyme

• A narrative written in ordinary language

• A poem with a musical quality

Prose are written in ______ and poems are written in _____.

• paragraph and stanza

• lines and verses

• paragraphs and lines

• sentences and stanzas

The writer use the following metaphor to convey what message? The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

• It conveys that stars are expensive.

• To show the reader that the stars are not out tonight.

• To explain that the stars were bright and sparkling.

• To convey that the setting is in the country away from city lights.

Which of the following is a characteristic of poetry?

• Uses ordinary language

• Written in paragraphs

• Contains rhyme and meter

• Focuses on factual information

In the following poem, which words rhyme?

Ridiculous Rose

Her mama said, "Don't eat with your fingers."

"Ok," said Ridiculous Rose,

So she ate with her toes!

• fingers and toes

• ate and Rose

• fingers and Rose

• Rose and toes

Choose the structural elements in which poetry is written.

• Poems are organized in complete sentences with paragraphs.

• Poems are organized in complete sentences with stanzas.

• Poems are organized in lines with paragraphs.

• Poems are organized in lines with stanzas.

When lines or words are repeated

• repetition

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• line

Read the following lines from the prose, "A Friend Comes to Town." This prose is divided into 1 _________________.

• sentence

• paragraph

• verse

• script

Purpose can be to persuade, inform, or entertain

• prose

• poetry

• drama