1. Poetry Cluster Review

2. Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions. 1. the way the poem looks 2. groups of lines in poetry 3. poetry with no strict pattern 4. a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line 5. repetition of similar sounds at the end of words 6. use of sounds, words, or phrases, or whole lines more than once.

3. Answers! 1. the way the poem looks - Form 2. groups of lines of poetry - Stanza 3. poetry with no strict pattern - Free Verse 4. a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line - Rhyme Scheme 5. repetition of similar sounds at the end of words - Rhyme 6. use of sounds, words, or phrases, or whole lines more than once. - Repetition

4. Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions. 1. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words 2. words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses 3. comparison of two things that have something in common- uses like or as 4. comparison does not contain like or as, states that one thing is something else

5. Answers! 1. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words - Alliteration 2. words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses - Imagery 3. comparison of two things that have something in common- uses like or as - Simile 4. comparison does not contain like or as, states that one thing is something else - Metaphor

6. Write the correct poetry term for the following definitions. 1. kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities 2. made up of words or phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways 3. the voice of the poem

7. Answers! 1. kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities - Personification 2. made up of words or phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways - Figurative Language 3. the voice of the poem - Speaker

8. Which of the following is a metaphor? A. “she was a writer” B. “he wrote a sonnet” C. “she swam in a sea of diamonds” D. “she was happy” C. Comparing the look of the sea to diamonds

9. A possible tone of a poem is A. running B. serious C. job searching D. smelly B. Serious (other tones can include mysterious, upbeat, happy, angry)

10. What type of poetic device is the following? “The sun smiled down on us with his love” A. rhyme B. metaphor C. simile D. personification D. Personification

11. Which two things are being compared in the following sentence? The day John buried his dog, the sky cried with him. A. day, sky B. John, dog C. buried, cried D. John, sky D. John was crying, the sky was crying

12. Choose the correct idiom to complete the following sentence. If you aren’t busy, can you __________ by decorating the gym for the dance? A. lend a hand B. see eye to eye C. blow the whistle D. cut it out A. lend a hand = help out

13. Choose the correct idiom to complete the following sentence. Both of us need help with this problem, so we are __________ A. blowing the whistle B. seeing eye to eye C. lending a hand D. in the same boat D. in the same boat= in the same situation

14. Choose whether the following are examples of similes or metaphors. 1. The rain felt like small kisses on Rosemary’s face. A. simile B. metaphor 2. The fabric was darker than a moonless night. A. simile B. metaphor 1) A. Simile - uses “like” 2) A. Simile - uses “than”

15. Choose whether the following are examples of similes or metaphors. An ocean of clothes tumbled out of the closet when I opened it. A. simile B. metaphor B. Metaphor - metaphors directly compare

16. What do the following prefixes and suffixes mean? 1. PreA. again 2. PostB. small 3. MultiC. the most 4. ReD. across 5. MicroE. before 6. TransF. many 7. -estG. more than 8. -erH. after 1) E. before 2) H. after 3) F. many 4) A. again 5) B. small 6) D. across 7) C. the most 8) G. more than

17. Spell the misspelled word. 1. Razberry 2. Foriegn 3. Crums 4. Beleivable 5. Nightime 6. Precausion 1. Raspberry 2. Foreign 3. Crumbs 4. Believable 5. Nighttime 6. Precaution

18. Choose the sentence with a misspelled word. Correctly spell the word A. We needed no apologies for the delay. B. I had two cavites the last time I went to the dentist. C. You multiply by five when you need to. D. No mistake B. Cavities

19. Choose the sentence with a misspelled word. A. The newspaper had a wide circulation. B. During the elimination round, we lost. C. I had to do revisions. D. No mistake

20. Choose the sentence with a misspelled word. A. His short story wasn’t very believeable. B. We watched a lot of t.v. during the nighttime. C. As a precaution, we have fire extinguishers. D. No mistake A. Believable

21. Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence. Our guide, mr.carlos j. lopez, jr., showed us around the mexican ruins. A. guide,mexican B. mr., carlos, showed C. mr., carlos, j., lopez, jr., mexican D. around, ruins, mexican C. Mr. Carlos J. Lopez Jr., Mexican

22. Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence. What is the british spelling of the word color? A. what, is B. spelling, color C. british, word D. british D. British

23. Which sentence is capitalized correctly? A. The fourth of july picnic is always fun. B. Will cleo press publish Joe’s book? C. I packed two bottles of Arrowhead water for the hiking trip. D. Back in the Middle ages, King John of England signed the Magna Carta. C. Arrowhead is a brand name, but you don’t need to capitalize the common noun after it

24. Which word/s should be capitalized in the in the following sentence. In france, I would go to the louvre museum. A. france, museum B. france, louvre, museum C. go, museum D. france, louvre B. France, Louvre, Museum

25. Which word/s should not be capitalized in the in the following sentence. The Long Beach Aquarium Will Change Its Program In January. A. will, change B. will, change, its, program, in C. in, change D. program, in B. will, change, its, program, in