Poetry Unit Study Guide
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
“Because You Are My Friend”
By Joanna Fuchs
Because you are my friend,
my life is enriched in a variety of ways.
Like a cool breeze on a sweltering day,
like a ray of sunshine parting moving clouds,
you lift me up.
In good times, we soar,
we are weightless balloons
over neon rainbows.
In bad times, you are a soothing pool
for my weary soul.
I learn so much from you;
you help me see old things in new ways.
I wonder if you are aware
of the bright seeds you are sowing in me.
I'm a better person for knowing you,
so that everyone I interact with
is touched by your good effect on me.
You relax me, refresh me, renew me.
Your generous heart envelops me
in joy and love and peace.
May your life be filled
with dazzling blessings,
just as I am blessed
by being your friend.
1. What type of poem is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
limerick
free verse
ballad
haiku
2. What poetic device is used in line 4 of this poem?
“like a ray of sunshine parting moving clouds”
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. repetition
D. rhyme scheme
3. Which line in the poem uses a metaphor to
describe the friend?
A. “Like a cool breeze on a sweltering day”
B. “we are weightless balloons”
C. “I'm a better person for knowing you”
D. “just as I am blessed”
4. Which of the following expresses the best theme
for this poem?
A. Follow your dreams
B. Never be afraid to ask for help
C. Two wrongs don’t make a right
D. Having a good friend makes you a better person
5. What is the tone of this poem?
A. grateful
B. Depressed
C. Humorous
D. Sarcastic
6. What sense is the poet appealing to in line 3?
A. Sight
B. Touch
C. Taste
D. Sound
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
By Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
11.
What does gold symbolize in this poem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12.
Line two contains what kind of poetic device?
A.
B.
C.
D.
13.
The color of the sky
The perfection of something new
The struggles of grief
The growth of knowledge
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
What is a possible theme of this poem?
A. Nothing can stay the same; everything changes
B. Friendship is valuable
C. Trust in your instincts, and make your own decisions
D. Family is what’s important in life
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
The Rose
By: Donna Brock
7. What type of poem is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The red blossom bends
And drips its dew to the ground.
Like a tear it falls
limerick
free verse
ballad
haiku
8. What type of figurative language is used in line 3?
A.
B.
C.
D.
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
10. What is the mood of this poem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lighthearted
Sad, somber
Errie/ frightening
Suspenseful
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
“Rob” by Ms. Randazzo
There once was a man named Rob
Who would uncontrollably sob
He ran out of tissues
From all of his issues
And then he got a nose job
9.
This poem is an example of…
A. haiku
B. quatrain
C. limerick
D. couplet
10. How do you know what type of poem this is?
A. because it’s funny
B. because it has a strong beat
C. because it has an AABBA rhyme scheme
D. all of the above
11. How many lines are in this poem?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
15. What kind of poem is this?
A. limerick
B. free verse
C. ballad
D. haiku
16. What kind of figurative language is used in
line 11?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Alliteration
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
17. What kind of figurative language is used in
line 14?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Alliteration
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
18. What two kinds of figurative language are
used in line 30?
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Alliteration
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
19. How many stanzas are in this poem? _____