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Poetry And Figurative Language Test

Much good or evil it can bring; A habit is a sticky thing;

HABITS

And keeps him in a vise-like grasp. Bad habits grow with extra speed,

It binds a victim, holds him fast,

The roots grow deep, the stem grows stout; How difficult to pull it out!

Much like a healthy, growing weed.

If tended well, they grow more fair Than any bloom a plant can bear.

They need a lot of care to grow;

Good habits are a little slow;

Good habits help us all through life; Our habits, whether right or wrong, Bad habits bring us pain and strife;

Each day will grow more firm and strong.

1. How many stanzas are in the poem Habits ? a. 1 b. 4 2. The rhyme scheme of the poem Habits is: a. abcb b. acba c. 6 d. 0

c. aabb d. bbac

3. Which line from the first stanza uses an example of metaphor? a. Line 4 b. Line 6 c. Line 1 d. Line 3

4. What is the most likely reason the author uses this example of metaphor?(refer to question 3) a. The example shows that habits are fun like making arts and crafts. b. The example shows that people need habits to grow. c. The example shows that all habits are hard to get rid of. d. The example shows that good habits are the best habits to have. 5. How does the author most likely feel about bad habits compared to good habits? a. Bad habits are hard to get rid of, but are better to have than good habits, b. Bad habits grow like weeds and are more useful than good habits. c. Good habits take time to grow but are more helpful in life than bad habits. d. Good habits are like bad habits because they both grow fast and are equally helpful 6. The following lines from the poem Habits are an example of what type of figurative language? (You may also refer back to the poem.)

a. Personification d. Onomatopoeia

It binds a victim, holds him fast, And keeps him in a vise-like grasp
c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor

7. The first line of the last stanza is an example of which type of figurative language? a. Simile c. Alliteration d. Metaphor Almost Spring When snow is all gone, And flowers lift their heads up, Spring will be here soon! 8. In the haiku (Japanese Poem) above, the author uses an example of personification to show which of the following? b. Onomatopoeia

a. A. Flowers looking at the sky b. Flowers waking up

c. Flowers blooming d. Flowers wilting

9. What is the mood of the haiku Almost Spring ? a. Anxious b. Sad

c. Gloomy d. Amusing

Tobby And The Lost Woods

Toby was totally lost. He must have wandered off from his family during their morning hike because around noon he realized that he was alone in the middle of the wide whispering woods. Thonk! Thunk! went his feet on the soft pine needles that covered the ground like a soft brown blanket. Birds twittered and tweeted from the sky-scraping branches of trees, but there water to find his family before evening. The thought of spending a night in the woods alone was one that made his heart dance a fearful frenzied jig in his chest. Heaving a sigh, Toby tiredly trudged on. 10. The underlined part of the sentence in the story is an example of what type of figurative language? a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Personification d. Hyperbole was no sound of his family. He wasnt frightened exactly, but he was as anxious as a fish out of

11. What two things are being compared in underlined example ? _________________________________and __________________________________ 12. On the lines provided, write the meaning of the underlined words from the Passage Tobby And The Lost Woods

13. Underline one example of Personification in the passage :Tobby And The Lost Woods. 14. Underline one example of Onomatopoeia in the passage Tobby And The Lost Woods. 15. The tone of the passage is a. Cheerful b. Frightful c. Joyful d. Peaceful