2. Read each question carefully and select the correct answer.

3. Which of the following lines of poetry demonstrates alliteration? A. You are as sweet as a gumdrop.You are as sweet as a gumdrop. B. The hen ran around the pen.The hen ran around the pen. C. The Bouncing baby broke the beaker.The Bouncing baby broke the beaker. Next Question

4. In an acrostic poem, how should the letters be arranged? A.HorizontallyHorizontally B.VerticallyVertically C.It doesn’t matterIt doesn’t matter Next Question

5. What is the rhyme scheme of the following excerpt from Shel Silverstein’s poem entitled “Sick”? "I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay, "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash, and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. A.AABBCCAABBCC B.ABABABABABAB C.AABBAAAABBAA Next Question

6. Which of the following sets of words are ALL examples of onomatopoeia? A. smash, carry, listensmash, carry, listen B. run, scream, slurprun, scream, slurp C. zip, bang, boomzip, bang, boom Next Question

7. Which phrase is an example of a metaphor? A.She was as cute as a button.She was as cute as a button. B.He is as fast as a cheetah.He is as fast as a cheetah. C.Her voice was music to his ears.Her voice was music to his ears. Next Question

8. What is the mood of the following poem? A.HappyHappy B.SurprisedSurprised C.DisappointedDisappointed Next Question I took a stroll down Cypress Street The hot sidewalk beneath my feet. The one thing that stood out the most Where trees once stood there were lamppost. I’d never seen so much concrete No Cypress left on Cypress Street. According to my Great Aunt Gem There used to be a lot of them. They cut them down. They took their wood A treeless street is plum no good! Just like a treeless neighborhood So tell the Mayor next time they meet... To change the name to Lamppost Street!

9. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of a A.SimileSimile B.metaphormetaphor C.hyperbolehyperbole Next Question

10. What type of poem is the following? A. LimerickLimerick B. HaikuHaiku C. CoupletCouplet Next Question Water tumbles down In a gently flowing stream. Over rocks it trips.

11. Which phrase is an example of a simile? Next Question A. He is a fish in the water.He is a fish in the water. B. Her hair was silk.Her hair was silk. C. The sun is like a lightbulb in the sky.The sun is like a lightbulb in the sky.

12. Which of the following phrases is an example of personification? A. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. B. The rain pounded like a drum.The rain pounded like a drum. C. The rain was as light as air.The rain was as light as air. Next Question

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