1) Visual description that allows to reader to see or create pictures in the mind a) Simile b) Alliteration c) Imagery d) Onomatopoeia 2) Language that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses a) Sensory Language b) Alliteration c) Imagery d) Onomatopoeia 3) A comparison of two different things NOT using "like" or "as" a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Personification d) Hyperbole 4) A group of lines in a poem ( a poem “paragraph”) a) Paragraph b) Stanza c) Sentence d) Simile 5) Poetry that does not have a specific rhyme or structure a) Stanza b) Rhyme c) Alliteration d) Free verse 6) Poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme a) Lyrical b) Rhyme scheme c) Alliteration d) Free verse 7) A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Personification d) Hyperbole 8) Giving human characteristics or abilities to non-human things a) Personification b) Exaggeration c) Hyperbole d) Onomatopoeia 9) Sensory language is a) words that appeal to the five senses b) a short phrase or sentence in one row of a stanza c) the main idea or message of the poem d) the use of words in an imaginative way where the words do not mean what they actually say.Examples are similes and metaphors. 10) Figurative language is- a) words that appeal to the five senses b) short phrase or sentence in one row of a stanza c) the main idea or message of the poem d) the use of words an imaginative way where the words do not mean what they actually say.Examples are similes and metaphors. 11) In poetry, a line is a) a short phrase or sentence in one row of a stanza b) a blank or skipped space in between stanzas c) The main idea or message of a poem d) the pattern of rhyming words 12) The main idea or meaning of a poem is called the a) subject b) message/theme c) purpose d) poet 13) The author of a poem is called the a) playwright b) poet c) speaker d) author 14) The person or thing whose point-of-view we see in the poem is called the- a) speaker b) author c) character d) narrator 15) "The wind danced through the trees" is an example of what type of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) simile c) metaphor d) personification 16) "My dad is a bear when he sleeps" is an example of what type of figurative language? a) simile b) metaphor c) hyperbole d) personification 17) "The car crash was as loud as thunder" is an example of what type of figurative language? a) simile b) metaphor c) personification d) hyperbole 18) What does visualize mean? a) to form a mental image of something in your mind b) to wish for something 19) What is the definition of suggest? a) to tell someone something b) to cause someone to think something, but not tell them directly c) to imagine what is happening 20) When a word, phrase or line is repeated in a poem a) metaphor b) simile c) repetition d) personification 21) What is descriptive language? a) language that describes something in detail b) Language that tells about something else c) A short retelling of the text 22) What does conclude mean? a) to arrive at a decision or reason for something based on evidence b) to decide something is true c) to guess

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