Poetry Assessment Review

Which of the following best defines a simile?

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as"

• A statement that cannot possibly be true

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

• ABCB DEFE GHIJ KL

Which of the following lines is written in iambic pentameter?

• "To be, or not to be: that is the question."

• "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

• "The sun sets low behind the distant hill."

• "Bright stars shine in the midnight sky above."

Which term refers to the emotional atmosphere created for the reader in a poem?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Diction

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."

• "The classroom was a zoo."

• "He ran as fast as a cheetah."

• "She was as brave as a lion."

Which of the following best describes the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• 14 lines, three quatrains and a couplet

• 12 lines, two sestets

• 16 lines, four quatrains

• 10 lines, one stanza

Which of the following best defines iambic pentameter?

• A line with five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables

• A line with six stressed syllables

• A line with four pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A line with five stressed syllables in a row

Which of the following lines from a poem is a simile?

• "The world is a stage."

• "Her smile was sunshine."

• "He fought like a lion."

• "Time is a thief."

Read the following line: "The wind whispered through the trees." Is this an example of a simile, metaphor, or neither?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Given the line: "Life is a journey, filled with twists and turns," identify the figure of speech used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole