Poetry for Year 3: Engage in Rhyme, Rhythm, and Imagery

Question 1

In the poem, the poet uses alliteration to make it:

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Sound more musical

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More humorous

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Easier to read

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More meaningful

Question 2

In the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat,' how do metaphors and similes help us picture the characters and their adventure?

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They create vivid images in our minds, helping us imagine the feelings and experiences of the owl and the pussycat on their journey.

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They make the poem sound more grown-up.

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They make the poem easier to read.

Question 3

How does the poet make the raindrops seem like living things?

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By giving them human characteristics

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By describing their shape and size

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By making them have conversations

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By making them vanish into thin air

Question 4

Which poetic device is used in the line 'The sly fox crept closer, stealthily as a shadow'?

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 5

In the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat', the owl is wise and the pussycat is innocent. What does this difference show us about love?

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Love can happen between people who are very different.

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Wisdom is more important than innocence in love.

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Innocence is more important than wisdom in love.

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Love is only possible between people who are exactly the same.

Question 6

Why is it important to consider the time and place a poem was written?

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To interpret the poem's meaning more accurately

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To understand the poet's personal emotions

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To enjoy the beauty of the language

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To find the rhyme scheme and rhythm

Question 7

In the poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree', how does the speaker feel about the island?

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Peaceful and content

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Scared and worried

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Angry and upset

Question 8

In the poem, what does the bird's ability to fly symbolize?

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The bird's ability to fly symbolizes the speaker's longing for freedom.

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The bird's ability to fly symbolizes the speaker's fear of heights.

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The bird's ability to fly symbolizes the speaker's love for nature.

Question 9

Which poem below is a haiku?

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In the summer breeze,
A flower blooms so bright,
Nature's beauty shines.

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The wind blows through the trees.

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The sun shines so bright,
Birds sing sweetly in the trees,
Clouds float softly by.

Question 10

What is a feature often found in poems?

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Rhyme

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Noise

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Volume

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Size

Question 11

Why do poets use imagery in their poems?

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To create a picture in the reader's mind

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To explain a difficult idea

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To make their poems rhyme better

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To give information

Question 12

What do we call the person who writes poems?

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Poet

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Author

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Storyteller

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Playwright

Question 13

Who wrote the famous poem called 'The Tyger'?

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William Blake

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Robert Frost

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John Keats

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Dylan Thomas

Question 14

What is the name for a group of lines in a poem?

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Stanza

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Paragraph

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Chapter

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Page

Question 15

What makes haiku poems special?

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They have 17 syllables

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They rhyme perfectly

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They are very long

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They are about fantasy

Question 16

What is the main difference between a poem and a story?

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Poems use special language and rhythm, while stories do not.

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Stories are always longer than poems.

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Poems are only about made-up things, while stories can be about real things.

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Stories have characters, but poems do not.

Question 17

Which of these lines has words that sound the same at the end?

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The wind howled through the branches.

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The sun rose over the hills.

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The birds sang in the trees.

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The cat chased the mouse.

Question 18

What is the main idea of this poem: 'The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming. It is a beautiful day!'?

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Nature is beautiful

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Happiness is important

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Time passes quickly

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Love is powerful

Question 19

What is the name of the tool that poets use to create a pause or break in their poems?

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Caesura

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Enjambment

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Assonance

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Consonance

Question 20

Why do poets use vivid language?

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To make the reader imagine things clearly

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To share a message

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To make the reader laugh

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To teach the reader a lesson

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a quality of a good poem?

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It is difficult or boring to read

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It uses words that paint a picture

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It has a clear idea or message

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It makes the reader feel something

Question 22

How do similes and metaphors differ?

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Similes use 'like' or 'as' to compare things, while metaphors say that one thing is another.

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Metaphors use 'like' or 'as' to compare things, while similes say that one thing is another.

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Similes compare things that are different, while metaphors compare things that are similar.

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Metaphors compare things that are different, while similes compare things that are similar.

Question 23

Which of these is a limerick?

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There once was a boy named Dave

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The cat sat on the mat

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The sun shines bright and warm

Question 24

Which type of rhyme involves words with the exact same sounds at the end?

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Perfect rhyme

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Near rhyme

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Slant rhyme

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Eye rhyme

Question 25

What is the term for words that share the same ending sound?

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Assonance

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Consonance

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Alliteration

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Onomatopoeia

Question 26

Which word describes the sound of the onomatopoeia 'thud'?

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Heavy

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Light

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Fast

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Slow

Question 27

Which of these sentences shows alliteration?

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The sly snake slithered through the grass

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The dog barked loudly at the mailman

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The car zoomed past us on the highway

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The children played happily in the park

Question 28

Which of these words can create a vivid picture in your mind?

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Imagery

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Rhyme

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Rhythm

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Beat

Question 29

What gives a rhythm to a line of poetry?

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Meter

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Rhyme

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Cadence

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Beat

Question 30

Which one of these poems has a pattern of rhyming lines?

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Limerick

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Free verse

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Haiku

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Epic

Question 31

If a poem tells a story, it is called a:

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Narrative

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Lyric

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Epic

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Haiku

Question 32

Which of these is a word that sounds like what it describes?

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Onomatopoeia

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 33

In the line “The waves crashed like thunder”, what is being compared?

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The waves and thunder

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The waves and the sea

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The thunder and the storm

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The waves and the wind

Question 34

What is the main point or lesson that a poem teaches?

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Theme

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Rhyme

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Mood

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Tone

Question 35

Which type of poem tells a story?

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Narrative

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Lyric

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Dramatic

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Epic

Question 36

What is the definition of 'rhyme' in poetry?

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When similar sounds are found at the end of words

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When lines have the same number of syllables

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When a repeated pattern of stanzas is followed

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When figurative language is used

Question 37

What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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To create a sensory experience for readers

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To explain the meaning of the poem

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To compare two different things

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To add humor to the poem.

Question 38

Which characteristic is unique to haiku poetry?

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Contains a specific number of syllables

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Uses rhyming words

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Tells a detailed story

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Employs complex metaphors

Question 39

Which skill is essential for understanding poetry?

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Recognizing figurative language

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Reading fluently

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Summarizing texts

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Memorizing vocabulary

Question 40

What term describes the rhythm or beat of a poem?

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Meter

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Rhyme

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Form

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Scheme

Question 41

What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

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Meter

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Rhythm

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Imagery

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Rhyme

Question 42

Which is NOT a characteristic of a limerick?

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It has a serious tone.

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It has five lines.

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It often has a humorous tone.

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It uses the rhyming scheme AABBA.

Question 43

What is the speaker's tone in the line: 'The wind howled like a banshee'?

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Frightened

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

Question 44

Where can we find the overall message or idea of a poem?

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In the poem itself

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In the title of the poem

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In the reader's opinion

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It is not provided

Question 45

What technique in poetry involves repeating the same sound at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration

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Metaphor

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Rhyme

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Onomatopoeia

Question 46

Why is imagery used in poems?

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To create pictures in our minds

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To share a news story

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To tell a joke

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To write a letter

Question 47

Which of these is a haiku?

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The Red Wheelbarrow

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

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Ode to a Nightingale

Question 48

Which word copies a sound?

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Boom

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Soft

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Slowly

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Quickly

Question 49

Which of these is a feature of romantic poetry?

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Celebration of nature and imagination

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Emphasis on reason and logic

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Exploration of urban life

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Use of satire and irony

Question 50

Which poet is famous for writing funny and nonsensical poems?

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Edward Lear

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William Wordsworth

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William Blake

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Question 51

When we read an old poem, understanding the time when it was written can help us:

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Figure out the meaning of words that were used differently back then.

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Know exactly what the poet was thinking and feeling.

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Change the poem to use more modern language.

Question 52

Words that sound the same at the end are called what?

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Rhyme

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Meter

Question 53

Which of these is not a type of poem?

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Essay

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Haiku

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Sonnet

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Limerick

Question 54

What does rhythm in poetry help create?

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A sense of movement

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A feeling of sadness

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A funny mood

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A new character

Question 55

Which of these sentences uses imagery?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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The dog ran quickly.

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The sun was shining brightly.

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The car drove down the street.

Question 56

Which of these sentences uses a simile?

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The car was as fast as a cheetah.

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The car was a cheetah.

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The cheetah was very fast.

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The car was faster than the cheetah.

Question 57

What is the purpose of a stanza in a poem?

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To create different sections

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To start a new rhyme

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To change the speaker

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To add a new character

Question 58

Which of these is not a feature of a haiku?

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Rhyming scheme

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17 syllables

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Three lines

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Focus on nature or a season

Question 59

What is the main message of this poem: 'The world is too much with us; late and soon, / Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.'

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We are too focused on material things.

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We should appreciate nature more.

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We should focus on our inner selves.

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We should be more mindful of our time.

Question 60

Which type of poem does NOT follow a pattern of rhyming words?

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Free verse

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Haiku

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Sonnet

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Limerick

Question 61

What makes a poem different from other types of writing?

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It has a special rhythm or rhyme.

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It uses fancy words.

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It's a long story.

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It teaches us a lesson.

Question 62

What makes the rhythm in a poem?

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The beat or pulse you can hear.

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How many words are in each line.

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The way the words sound when you say them.

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The number of sentences in each stanza.

Question 63

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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A stanza

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A paragraph

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A verse

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A chapter

Question 64

What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile uses 'like' or 'as', a metaphor does not.

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A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', a simile does not.

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They both use 'like' or 'as'.

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They mean the opposite things.