POETRY QUIZ I REVIEW

Each slide will have a specific question and/or direction. Pretend

this is the quiz… answer each question on a scratch piece of

paper. How well do you know the poetry terms and techniques that

we have studied thus far?

1.) The suggested meaning of a word; the meaning associated with a word; the emotional attachments is

a) connotationb) denotationc) toned) imagery

2.) Which poetry line DOES NOT represent figurative language?

a) “With eyes which are petals…”b) “I won’t avoid your eyes

staring out of their sockets like glass”c) “When I am old, I shall wear purple”d) “Fog hanging like old coats between

the trees”

3.) What is the definition of TONE?

a) language that appeals to the 5 sensesb) a writer/speaker’s attitude toward a subjectc) the reader’s emotion when reading a poemd) the dictionary definition of a word

4.) Copy down the imagery words/phrases in the following poem excerpt.

I climb the black rock mountain stepping from day to day silently. I smell the wind for my ancestors pale blue leaves crushed wild mountain smell.

5.) What is the definition of hyperbole?

a) Figurative language that compares two objects using like or as.b) Figurative language that compares two objects without using like or as.c) Figurative language that is an exaggeration or an over-statement.d) Figurative language that gives objects/ideas human characteristics.

6.) What is the TONE of the following poem?

Sorrow cries her prayer into the rainWill she ever know happiness again?She spins cobweb threads upon her spinning wheelShe’s afraid loneliness is all she’ll ever feelRaining endlessly, dripping to the droneWondering, wordlessly, how did she get to be so alone?

7.) Which set of words carry the most hopeful, bright connotation?

a) book, railroad, planeb) stars, glitter, soulc) death, flame, jaild) pillow, street, Coke

8.) What is the definition of a symbol?

a) a word that appeals to the 5 senses

b) an object/idea that carries human- like characteristics

c) the dictionary definition of a wordd) a concrete image/object that

represents an abstract idea/emotion

9.)Which line is an example of personification?

a) “Sorrow lifts her melancholy eyes”

b) “Some nights the moon is the curve of

a comb” c) “Your tears caused a flood”

d) “He gives volcanic roars in sudden

flashes”

10.) For each term below, write a line of poetry using the technique correctly:

a) simile

b) sound imagery

c) hyperbole

ANSWERS REVEALED 1) A2) C3) B4) Black mountain; smell the wind for my

ancestors; pale blue leaves; crushed wild mountain smell

5) C6) Worried; afraid7) B8) D9) A10) Your own writing

HOW LONG TO STUDY:

If you got 9 or 10 correct ---Study 5-10 min. If you got 8 correct ---Study 10-15 min. If you got 7 correct ---Study 15-20 min. If you got 6 or lower ---Study AT LEAST 20

min.

Good luck!STUDY TONIGHT…

Take home your poetry folder. Study your golden reference sheet

of terms/techniques Review all handouts and be sure

you know definitions, how to find each technique in an example, and how to write your own lines of poetry incorporating the techniques!