Poetry Cluster Review. Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions. 1. the way the...

Poetry Cluster Review

Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions.

1. the way the poem looks2. groups of lines in poetry3. poetry with no strict pattern4. a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line5. repetition of similar sounds at the end of

words6. use of sounds, words, or phrases, or whole

lines more than once.

Answers!1. the way the poem looks - Form2. groups of lines of poetry - Stanza3. poetry with no strict pattern - Free Verse4. a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

- Rhyme Scheme5. repetition of similar sounds at the end of words

- Rhyme6. use of sounds, words, or phrases, or whole

lines more than once.- Repetition

Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions.

1. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words

2. words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses

3. comparison of two things that have something in common- uses like or as

4. comparison does not contain like or as, states that one thing is something else

Answers!1. the repetition of consonant sounds at the

beginning of two or more words- Alliteration

2. words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses

- Imagery

3. comparison of two things that have something in common- uses like or as

- Simile

4. comparison does not contain like or as, states that one thing is something else

- Metaphor

Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions.

1. kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities

2. made up of words or phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways

3. the voice of the poem

Answers!1. kind of figurative language in which an

animal, object, or idea is given human qualities

- Personification2. made up of words or phrases that present

ordinary things in new and unusual ways- Figurative Language

3. the voice of the poem- Speaker

Which of the following is a metaphor?

A. “she was a writer”B. “he wrote a sonnet”C. “she swam in a sea of diamonds”D. “she was happy”

C. Comparing the look of the sea to diamonds

A possible tone of a poem is

A. runningB. seriousC. job searchingD. smelly

B. Serious (other tones can include mysterious, upbeat, happy, angry)

What type of poetic device is the following?

“The sun smiled down on us with his love”

A. rhymeB. metaphorC. simileD. personification

D. Personification

Which two things are being compared in the following sentence?

The day John buried his dog, the sky cried with him.

A. day, skyB. John, dogC. buried, criedD. John, sky

D. John was crying, the sky was crying

Choose the correct idiom to complete the following sentence.

If you aren’t busy, can you __________ by decorating the gym for the dance?

A. lend a handB. see eye to eyeC. blow the whistleD. cut it out

A. lend a hand = help out

Choose the correct idiom to complete the following sentence.

Both of us need help with this problem, so we are __________

A. blowing the whistleB. seeing eye to eyeC. lending a handD. in the same boat

D. in the same boat= in the same situation

Choose whether the following are examples of similes or metaphors.

1. The rain felt like small kisses on Rosemary’s face.

A. simile

B. metaphor

2. The fabric was darker than a moonless night.

A. simile

B. metaphor

1) A. Simile - uses “like”

2) A. Simile - uses “than”

Choose whether the following are examples of similes or metaphors.

An ocean of clothes tumbled out of the closet when I opened it.

A. simileB. metaphor

B. Metaphor - metaphors directly compare

What do the following prefixes and suffixes mean?

1. Pre A. again2. Post B. small3. Multi C. the most4. Re D. across5. Micro E. before6. Trans F. many7. -est G. more than8. -er H. after

1) E. before

2) H. after

3) F. many

4) A. again

5) B. small

6) D. across

7) C. the most

8) G. more than

Spell the misspelled word.

1. Razberry

2. Foriegn

3. Crums

4. Beleivable

5. Nightime

6. Precausion

1. Raspberry

2. Foreign

3. Crumbs

4. Believable

5. Nighttime

6. Precaution

Choose the sentence with a misspelled word. Correctly spell the word

A. We needed no apologies for the delay.B. I had two cavites the last time I went to the

dentist.C. You multiply by five when you need to.D. No mistake

B. Cavities

Choose the sentence with a misspelled word.

A. The newspaper had a wide circulation.B. During the elimination round, we lost.C. I had to do revisions.D. No mistake

D. No mistake

Choose the sentence with a misspelled word.

A. His short story wasn’t very believeable.

B. We watched a lot of t.v. during the nighttime.

C. As a precaution, we have fire extinguishers.

D. No mistake

A. Believable

Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence.

Our guide, mr.carlos j. lopez, jr., showed us around the mexican ruins.

A. guide,mexicanB. mr., carlos, showedC. mr., carlos, j., lopez, jr., mexicanD. around, ruins, mexican

C. Mr. Carlos J. Lopez Jr. , Mexican

Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence.

What is the british spelling of the word color?

A. what, is

B. spelling, color

C. british, word

D. british

D. British

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. The fourth of july picnic is always fun.B. Will cleo press publish Joe’s book?C. I packed two bottles of Arrowhead water for the

hiking trip. D. Back in the Middle ages, King John of England

signed the Magna Carta.

C. Arrowhead is a brand name, but you don’t need to capitalize the common noun after it

Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence.

In france, I would go to the louvre museum.

A. france, museumB. france, louvre, museumC. go, museumD. france, louvre

B. France, Louvre, Museum

Which word/s should not be capitalized in the in the following sentence. The Long Beach Aquarium Will Change Its

Program In January.

A. will, change

B. will, change, its, program, in

C. in, change

D. program, in

B. will, change, its, program, in