Check for Understanding
1. An author would reasonably use onomatopoeia to describe all of the following
EXCEPT…
a. A person chopping down a tree in a forest
b. A large passenger plane landing at an airport
c. A fun day at a busy amusement park
d. A short history of the Roman Empire
2. An author would reasonably use onomatopoeia to describe all of the following
EXCEPT…
a. Water dripping from a leak in the ceiling
b. Instructions on how to assemble a desk
c. The Indianapolis 500 (a car race)
d. A trip to a barnyard
3. An author might use onomatopoeia to do which of the following?
a. Add sensory details that make a passage more engaging for the reader
b. Compare an abstract concept to a concrete image so the reader can
understand it.
c. Create rhythm so a reader can more easily understand the poem
d. Give a sense of ending or finality to a poem.
4. An author might use rhyme in a poem to:
a. Confuse the reader
b. Help the reader imagine a specific scene
c. Create a musical quality in a poem and emphasize certain words
d. Draw the reader’s attention and focus away from certain parts of the
poem.
5. What is effect of rhyme in the following passage?
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
a.
b.
c.
d.
It adds a musical element to emphasize the childlike love of a rainbow.
It adds a musical element to emphasize the sensory imagery in the poem.
It creates specific images to engage the reader.
It creates specific images to emphasize the age of the speaker.
Check for Understanding – ANSWER KEY
1. An author would reasonably use onomatopoeia to describe all of the following
EXCEPT…
a. A person chopping down a tree in a forest
b. A large passenger plane landing at an airport
c. A fun day at a busy amusement park
d. A short history of the Roman Empire
2. An author would reasonably use onomatopoeia to describe all of the following
EXCEPT…
a. Water dripping from a leak in the ceiling
b. Instructions on how to assemble a desk
c. The Indianapolis 500 (a car race)
d. A trip to a barnyard
3. An author might use onomatopoeia to do which of the following?
a. Add sensory details that make a passage more engaging for the reader
b. Compare an abstract concept to a concrete image so the reader can understand
it.
c. Create rhythm so a reader can more easily understand the poem
d. Give a sense of ending or finality to a poem.
4. An author might use rhyme in a poem to:
a. Confuse the reader
b. Help the reader imagine a specific scene
c. Create a musical quality in a poem and emphasize certain words
d. Draw the reader’s attention and focus away from certain parts of the poem.
5. What is effect of rhyme in the following passage?
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
a.
b.
c.
d.
It adds a musical element to emphasize the childlike love of a rainbow.
It adds a musical element to emphasize the sensory imagery in the poem.
It creates specific images to engage the reader.
It creates specific images to emphasize the age of the speaker.