QUIZ 1

Name _____________________________________________ Grade___________

A RED, RED ROSEROBERT BURNS

“O my Love's like a red, red roseThat's newly sprung in June;O my Love's like the melodieThat's sweetly played in tune.”

After reading the poem, answer the following questions1. What are the two similes found in the poem?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What images do you see/hear/smell/touch/taste here in the poem, if there is any?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. By using your own words, paraphrase what the meaning of the poem is.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Underline the best choice4. Shakespeare’s sonnets contain this poetic foot:A. trochaic B. iambic C. dactylic D. spondaic

5. Metaphors, similes, and personification are all examples of what?A. figurative language B. rhythm C. sound effects D. neither A or B

6. A sonnet is a poem that:A. deals with death B. deals with love in 15 lines C. deals with love in 14 lines

Match the words with the definitions

7. ballad

8. epic

9. lyric

10. sonnet

( ) This is a poem that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts rather than telling a story.

( ) A 14-line poem

( ) A poem with a songlike feel; it focuses onadventure or romance and tells story

( ) A very long poem that retells in a continuous narrative the life and journey of a heroic or mythological person or group of persons.