Tutoring Review for Adjectives, Adverbs, and Poetry Test

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POETRY SECTION

What is a group of lines in poem (paragraph)?

What compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”?

What type of poem has no rhythm and no rhyme?

stanza

simile

Free verse

What poetic technique gives human characteristics to non-human things?

What kind of Japanese poem about nature has the syllable pattern of 5-7-5?

What is a person, place, or thing that represents something other than itself?

personification

haiku

symbol

What technique compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?

Which type of poem is silly, has 5 lines, a structured rhythm of beats, and specific rhyme scheme of AABBA?

What musical quality is produced with the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?

metaphor

limerick

rhythm

What is the pattern of end rhyme called?

The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is called…?

Words and images that appeal to our five senses are called…?

Rhyme scheme

meter

imagery

What is a narrative poem of folk origin that can be sung?

“beautiful disaster,” “pretty ugly,” “jumbo shrimp” are examples of …?

“her red hair was hot flames of fire” is an example of…?

ballad

oxymoron

metaphor

“the washing machine screeched like a dying cat” is an example of….?

“the winning team blew us out of the water” is an example of….?

“the glow of the fireflies lit up the night sky with twinkling gleams of soft, yellow brightness” is an example of…?

simile

hyperbole

imagery

“Jack jumped jauntily into the perfect placid pool” is an example of….”

“the plinking of the rain on the metal rooftop and swish of the breeze against the windows soothed my frazzled nerves” is an example of..?

alliteration

onomatopoeia

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS SECTION

Identify whether the underlined word is an ADJECTIVE or an ADVERB.

_____1. That is a cute llama._____2. Harold speaks quickly when excited._____3. Fiona is especially clever at riddles._____4. Fiona is especially clever at riddles._____5. Marie enjoys a brisk walk each day._____6. Sandy’s new baby sleeps soundly at night.ADJ

ADV

ADV

ADVADJ

ADJ

Choose the correct form of the adjective or adverb.

1. Anne thinks (quick, quickly) on her feet.2. We performed (bad, badly) last night.3. Roses smell (sweet, sweetly) in a bouquet.4. You did a (good, well) job on the project.5. Fred doesn’t feel (good, well) today.6. Sam leaped (higher, more high) than me.7. Ellie barked (loudest, most loud) of the

group.