Poetry Quiz
“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveler hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
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Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
10
The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveler to the shore.
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
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1. Which of the lines in the given poem contains an example of imagery?
A. line 1
B. line 3
C. line 13
D. line 4
E. line 14
2. Which of the lines in the given poem contains an example of personification?
A. line 10
B. line 3
C. line 11
D. line 8
E. line 14
3. Which of the lines in the poem contains an example of alliteration?
A. line 13
B. line 1
C. line 6
D. line 14
E. none of the above
4. In what lines is the refrain found in this poem?
A. lines 2, 4, 6, & 8
B. lines 1, 3, 5, & 7
C. lines 5, 10, & 15
D. lines 1 & 15
E. lines 1, 5, 10, & 15
5. What would you say is the overall tone of this poem?
A. positive, motivational, uplifting
B. happy-go-lucky, uninterested
C. matter of fact, observational, a little depressing
D. imaginative, full of fantasy, supernatural
E. apathetic
6. What is alliteration?
A. the repetition of consonant sounds in several words
B. a comparison using “like” or “as”
C. giving human traits to something that is non-human
D. a direct comparison between two very different things
E. writing that allows the audience to literally “sense” what
the poet is describing
7. Which line below contains an example of alliteration?
A. “The wind danced merrily up its roaring draft, and the
great throat of the chimney laughed.”
B. “The apples sizzled in the pie, and their smell was so
thick you could taste it.”
C. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in
the autumn of the year.”
D. “And through the glass the clothesline posts looked in
like tall and sheeted ghosts.”
E. “His bad attitude was a spreading disease!”
8. What is a metaphor?
A. the repetition of consonant sounds in several words
B. a comparison using “like” or “as”
C. giving human traits to something that is non-human
D. a direct comparison between two very different things
E. writing that allows the audience to literally “sense”
what the poet is describing
9. Which line below contains an example of a metaphor?
A. “The wind danced merrily up its roaring draft, and the
great throat of the chimney laughed.”
B. “The apples sizzled in the pie, and their smell was so
thick you could taste it.”
C. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in
the autumn of the year.”
D. “And through the glass the clothesline posts looked in
like tall and sheeted ghosts.”
E. “His bad attitude was a spreading disease!”
10. What is a simile?
A. the repetition of consonant sounds in several words
B. a comparison using “like” or “as”
C. giving human traits to something that is non-human
D. a direct comparison between two very different things
E. writing that allows the audience to literally “sense”
what the poet is describing
11. Which line below contain an example of a simile?
A. “The wind danced merrily up its roaring draft, and the
great throat of the chimney laughed.”
B. “The apples sizzled in the pie, and their smell was so
thick you could taste it.”
C. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in
the autumn of the year.”
D. “And through the glass the clothesline posts looked in
like tall and sheeted ghosts.”
E. “His bad attitude was a spreading disease!”
12. What is imagery?
A. the repetition of consonant sounds in several words
B. a comparison using “like” or “as”
C. giving human traits to something that is non-human
D. a direct comparison between two very different things
E. writing that allows the audience to literally “sense”
what the poet is describing
13. Which line below contains an example of imagery?
A. “The wind danced merrily up its roaring draft, and the
great throat of the chimney laughed.”
B. “The apples sizzled in the pie, and their smell was so
thick you could taste it.”
C. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in
the autumn of the year.”
D. “And through the glass the clothesline posts looked in
like tall and sheeted ghosts.”
E. “His bad attitude was a spreading disease!”
14. What is personification?
A. the repetition of consonant sounds in several words
B. a comparison using “like” or “as”
C. giving human traits to something that is non-human
D. a direct comparison between two very different things
E. writing that allows the audience to literally “sense”
what the poet is describing
15. Which line below contains an example of
personification?
A. “The wind danced merrily up its roaring draft, and the
great throat of the chimney laughed.”
B. “The apples sizzled in the pie, and their smell was so
thick you could taste it.”
C. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in
the autumn of the year.”
D. “And through the glass the clothesline posts looked in
like tall and sheeted ghosts.”
E. “His bad attitude was a spreading disease!”