Read the following and choose the BEST answer.

1. Her muscles were as weak as a kitten. 12. The candle flickered

A. metaphor C. onomatopoeia and waved as it burned brightly
B. simile D. symbol for all to see.

2. I could definitely hear the deafening buzz of the bees. This is an example of:
A. hyperbole C. onomatopoeia A. onomatopoeia C. flashback
B. simile D. symbol B. personification D. simile

3. The yellow sun beamed brightly in the clear blue sky on a 13. Looking over my shoulder,
beautiful summer day. I waved goodbye.
A. simile C. metaphor I could feel my body shake and quiver
B. hyperbole D. imagery as my whole body released a loud cry.

4. I have tied my shoes one hundred times today! Which mood is created?
A. haiku C. hyperbole A. playful C. joy
B. simile D. repetition B. sadness D. anger

5. We walked along our merry way, A 14. School rules!

And talked about our incredible day. B Minds bloom, friendship grow.
We remembered how we’d met long ago, A School rules!
And how we loved each other so. B Enhancing the love of learning
School rules!
The above is an example of:
A. free verse C. alliteration “School rules” is an example of:
B. no rhyming words D. rhyme scheme A. repetition C. rhyme scheme
B. rhyming D. alliteration
6. During the winter the kids’ noses are blocks of ice.
A. simile C. repetition 15. I drew a heart on the Valentine’s
B. metaphor D. symbolism Day card to remind my friend of
how much I care for her.
7. Sam stated that he was sad about his sister’s sore throat.
The heart is:
A. imagery C. rhyming A. sensory language C. imagery
B. onomatopoeia D. alliteration B. symbol D. onomatopoeia

8. Birds soaring above 16. The sour lemon caused

Rising in the clear, blue sky the little baby to scrunch
Majestic creatures up its cute face.

This poem is an example of a: The words above appeal to which sense:

A. couplet C. haiku A. smell C. taste
B. quatrain D. free verse poem B. touch D. sight

9. My favorite holiday is 17. The warm and fuzzy

Fourth of July, coat protected me from the
when we get to shoot various bitter, cold wind.
fireworks high.
The words above appeal to which sense:
Which two words rhyme? A. smell C. taste
A. holiday, high C. shoot, high B. touch D. sight
B. favorite, July D. July, high
18. In life decide what you want to achieve,
10. The cat slowly lapped up the milk, Do it with passion and bravely believe.
Drop by drop it went away.
Bathing its fur, as soft as silk. This is an example of:
Then slept the day away. A. haiku C. quatrain
B. free verse D. rhyming couplet
The rhyme scheme of this poem is:
A. AABA C. ABAB 19. Off to the mall to join friends,
B. AABB D. ABCD It’s time to shop; the fun begins.

11. The cat’s tongue is I’m sure we will find deals galore,
rough sandpaper. Shopping and friends – I’ll always adore.

This is an example of: How many stanzas is this poem?

A. metaphor C. hyperbole A. 3 stanzas C. 4 stanzas
B. simile D. imagery B. 2 stanzas D. 5 stanzas
20. Love and adopt pets. 24. Charming children chat in the corner.
They will always love you back.
Best friends forever. A. alliteration C. personification
B. hyperbole D. simile
This is an example of:
A. repetition C. haiku 25. We had to wait forever!
B. sestet D. couplet
A. metaphor C. hyperbole
21. The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains. B. personification D. simile

A. metaphor C. haiku Choose your answer in the box.

B. hyperbole D. simile
Alliteration Hyperbole Onomatopoeia
22. The fly buzzed past us.
Simile Metaphor Personification
A. personification C. simile
B. onomatopoeia D. alliteration 26. A funny exaggeration is called a/an _______________________.
27. _________________ is when you give human-like qualities to
23. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads. something that is not human.
28. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is
A. onomatopoeia C. personification called __________________.
B. simile D. metaphor 29. A comparison using like or as is a/an _____________________.
30. Words that resemble the sound they describe is _____________.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Line - How many lines are there in the poem and in
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. each stanza?
Stanza – How many stanzas in the poem? What do
Continuous as the stars that shine you call each stanza?
Rhyme – Write the words that rhyme with each other.
And twinkle on the milky way,
What kind of
They stretched in never-ending line
rhyme used?
Along the margin of a bay: Rhyme Scheme – What is the rhyme pattern?
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Meter – How many syllables in each line? Is it a free verse
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. or not?
Figures of Speech – What are the figures of speech used
The waves beside them danced, but they in the
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee; poem? Cite the lines in the poem. Ex.: Simile in line
# ____.
A poet could not be but gay,
Tone – What is the poet’s attitude portrayed in the poem?
In such a jocund company:
Mood – What is the emotion/feeling the readers have?
I gazed – and gazed – but little thought Symbol – What is the symbol used? What does it
What wealth the show to me had brought: symbolize?
Imagery – Look for the lines with imagery and write what
For oft, when on my couch I lie senses
In vacant or in pensive mood, used.
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.