English 7 1st & 2nd

Question 1

What is a figure of speech?

Answer 1

A rhetorical device that achieves a special meaning or effect.

Question 2

True or False: A metaphor directly compares two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Answer 3

simile

Question 4

What is personification?

Answer 4

Attributing human qualities to non-human entities.

Question 5

Identify the sound device: ‘The whispers of the wind’.

Answer 5

Alliteration

Question 6

What is alliteration?

Answer 6

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Question 7

True or False: Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is assonance?

Answer 8

The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

Question 9

Define hyperbole.

Answer 9

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a figure of speech that contrasts two opposing ideas.

Answer 10

antithesis

Question 11

What is an oxymoron?

Answer 11

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Question 12

Identify the figure of speech: ‘Bittersweet’.

Answer 12

Oxymoron

Question 13

What is a sonnet?

Answer 13

A 14-line poem typically written in iambic pentameter.

Question 14

True or False: A haiku consists of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is free verse poetry?

Answer 15

Poetry that does not adhere to a specific meter or rhyme scheme.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the main idea or message of a poem.

Answer 16

theme

Question 17

Identify the sound device: ‘Buzz’, ‘hiss’, ‘clang’.

Answer 17

Onomatopoeia

Question 18

What does meter refer to in poetry?

Answer 18

The rhythmic structure of a verse.

Question 19

What is rhyme scheme?

Answer 19

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

Question 20

True or False: An elegy is a poem that mourns the loss of someone or something.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What is a couplet?

Answer 21

Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a recurring element or theme in a poem.

Answer 22

motif

Question 23

What is imagery?

Answer 23

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Question 24

Identify the figure of speech: ‘The world is my oyster.’

Answer 24

Metaphor

Question 25

What is a ballad?

Answer 25

A narrative poem that tells a story, often in a musical form.

Question 26

True or False: A limerick is a five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What is a stanza?

Answer 27

A grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

Question 28

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a poem that expresses the poet's thoughts and feelings.

Answer 28

lyric

Question 29

What does enjambment mean?

Answer 29

The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.

Question 30

Identify the sound device: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

Answer 30

Alliteration

Question 31

What is a refrain?

Answer 31

A repeated line or group of lines in a poem.

Question 32

True or False: A narrative poem tells a story.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What is symbolism?

Answer 33

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 34

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a type of poem that celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea.

Answer 34

ode

Question 35

What is tone in poetry?

Answer 35

The attitude or emotional quality conveyed by the poet.

Question 36

Identify the figure of speech: 'Time is a thief.'

Answer 36

Metaphor

Question 37

What is a quatrain?

Answer 37

A stanza of four lines.

Question 38

True or False: The connotation of a word is its literal meaning.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

What is a narrative poem?

Answer 39

A poem that tells a story and has a plot.

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the emotional atmosphere of a poem.

Answer 40

mood

Question 41

What is a tercet?

Answer 41

A stanza of three lines.

Question 42

Identify the sound device: 'The wind howled through the night.'

Answer 42

Personification

Question 43

What is an acrostic poem?

Answer 43

A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.

Question 44

True or False: A villanelle is a 19-line poem with a specific structure.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

What is the purpose of a simile?

Answer 45

To create a vivid comparison using 'like' or 'as'.