A Review Quiz On Poetry And Drama! Trivia
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Just a way for my 8th graders to check themselves for readiness on the poetry and drama unit.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which word matches this definition : a figure of speech comparing to unlike things using like or as
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Simile
- C.
Personification
- D.
Idiom
- 2.The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called. . .
- A.
Assonance
- B.
Consonance
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Idiom
- 3.Words with a double meaning; a ‘play on words’
- A.
Personification
- B.
Parasol
- C.
Presentation
- D.
Pun
- 4.An expression of extreme ______________ is called hyperbole.
- 5.Words that imitate their sound are called
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Onamonapeea
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Simile
- 6.Which word means a figure of speech comparing 2 or more things by not using like or as?
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Simile
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Connsonance
- 7.Giving human-like qualities to inanimate/non-human things is called
- A.
Personalizing
- B.
Personification
- C.
Personizing
- D.
None of the above
- 8.What do you call using an object to represent an idea?
- A.
Symbolism
- B.
Repetition
- C.
Assonance
- D.
Consonance
- 9.The time period into which the beat of the poetic line is divided, made up of several syllables, some long, some short
- A.
Meter
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Foot
- D.
Measure
- 10.An expression that has a meaning different than the literal meaning or the individual words ( can be somewhat cultural).
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Idiom
- C.
Repetition
- D.
Rhythm
- 11.What poets write, the actual words used to form the framework of rhythm and meter
- A.
Meter
- B.
Foot
- C.
Lyrics
- D.
Form
- 12.The overall feeling the poem creates; the emotions that you (audience) feels while you are reading.
- A.
Mood
- B.
Theme
- C.
Tone
- D.
Zone
- 13.The attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or the character which is conveyed through the author's words and details
- A.
Mood
- B.
Theme
- C.
Tone
- D.
None
- 14.The pattern of long and short syllables in a poetic line.
- A.
Meter
- B.
Tone
- C.
Foot
- D.
Rhythm
- 15.Setting is the __________ and location of the action
- 16.The high point of the story is called the . . .
- A.
Characters
- B.
Setting
- C.
Resolution
- D.
Climax
- 17.You should _________ turn your back to the audience when you are perfoming in a play, especially while you are speaking.
- 18.On the script the _________ directions are usually in parenthesis.
- 19.Plays, poetry and other forms of fiction use ____________ themes because it helps the audience relate to a shared idea.
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