POETRY Unit Test Name_______________________________

Retake Part One

Answer the following questions about literary terms. Matching and multiple choice. 2 points each.

1. allusion A. a group of lines in a poem that form a single

unit

2. connotation B. all of the meanings, associations, and

emotions that are suggested by a word

3. denotation C. a reference to something that is known by the

reader

4. refrain D. a phrase, line, or group of lines that are

repeated in a poem or song

5. stanza E. the literal dictionary definition of a word

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6. symbol A. the difference between expectations and

reality—what would seem appropriate and
what actually happens

7. imagery B. language that appeals to the senses

8. mood C. the insight or message that is conveyed by the

central idea of a work

9. theme D. the overall emotion that is created by a work

of literature

10. irony E. something that represents something beyond

its meaning

11. A poem written to mourn someone’s death is 14. What is a haiku?

known as: a. Japanese poetry composed of five lines, the
a. Ballad c. Elegy first and third of five syllables, and the rest of
b. Lyric d. Tanka seven
b. A 14 line poem that includes three quatrains
12. Which of the following describes a ballad? and a couplet
a. A long, narrative poem usually containing a c. A three-line, unrhymed Japanese verse form
hero on a quest that uses imagery to convey a scene or suggest
b. A song or narrative poem that has a an emotion
repetitive refrain d. A song or narrative poem usually with a
c. Has a rhyme scheme that expresses feeling repetitive refrain
d. Poetry that has a regular no rhyme scheme
nor repetition 15. Which type of poetry does not have a regular rhyme
or meter?
13. A 14 line poem that includes either three quatrains a. Epic
and a couplet or two quatrains and a sestet is b. Haiku
known as: c. Tanka
a. Haiku c. Sonnet d. Free verse
b. Ballad d. Elegy
Poetry Unit Test RETAKE Part Two: 12 questions from poems we covered; 3 from an unfamiliar poem
Sonnet 130 by Shakespeare
1. How does Shakespeare depart from the conventional 8. What kind of mood does the setting of “Jade Flower
love sonnet in the first quatrain of Sonnet 130? Palace” create?
a. He abandons rhyme altogether. a. melancholy
b. He declares that his mistress does not meet b. angry
any of the usual descriptions of beauty. c. triumphant
c. He avoids all figurative language and d. hopeful
comparisons.
d. He concentrates on spiritual rather than 9. Why does the speaker in Tu Fu’s poem fail to write a
physical beauty. poem after gazing at the palace ruins?
a. He is distracted by an approaching storm.
2. How would you describe the tone of the second and b. He is overcome by the beauty of his
third quatrains of Sonnet 130? surroundings.
a. Melancholy c. He falls into a daydream about the past.
b. Highly romantic d. He is saddened by the realization that time
c. Gently mocking alters all.
d. Philosophical
“On Her Brother” by al-Khansa
New Kingdom Love Lyrics
3. In “The Voice of the Wild Goose,” what problem 10. How will men show respect for al-Khansa’s brother,
does love cause the speaker? Sakhr, after his death?
a. She loves someone who does not love her in a. They will visit his grave.
return. b. They will avenge his death.
b. She is unable to perform her daily task c. They will care for his horses.
because of her love. d. They will write poetry about him.
c. She worries that her mother does not approve
of her beloved. 11. Lines 7–8, “What good is life—even if he were /
d. She is too busy working to spend time with happy—since he ran out of time?” express al-
her beloved. Khansa’s —
a. hope for her own long life
4. The comparison between the speaker and the wild b. desire to see Sakhr honored
goose is an example of — c. anger at how short Sakhr’s life was
a. irony d. doubt that Sakhr’s life was successful
b. hyperbole
c. personification 12. What image of her brother does al-Khansa present in
d. simile greatest detail?
a. The image of Sakhr on horseback
5. The words “love of you goes round and round” reveal b. The image of Sakhr running a race
that the speaker — c. The image of Sakhr driving camels
a. wishes that her love would stop d. The image of Sakhr wielding his sword
b. worries that her love is hopeless “Gather Not Gold and Precious Stones”
c. feels intense, powerful love
d. sees love as a silly game 13. To whom is this poem addressed?
a. future generations
6. What brings the speaker the greatest joy from her b. everyone everywhere
beloved? c. the speaker’s beloved
a. His house d. the children of the world
b. His beauty
c. His health and happiness 14. The speaker’s attitude toward “gold and precious
d. His importance in the community stones” could best be described as
a. scornful. c. objective.
“Jade Flower Palace” by Tu Fu b. romantic. d. indifferent.
7. Which of the following scenes is a detail of the setting
of “Jade Flower Palace”? 15. The tone or feeling of the poem at the end could best
a. sand dunes be described as
b. green meadows a. sad. c. hopeful.
c. abandoned cars b. harsh. d. accepting.
d. a stone horse
“Gather Not Gold and Precious Stones” by Edith Södergran

People,
gather not gold and precious stones:
fill your hearts with yearning
that burns like glowing coals.
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Steal the rubies from the angel’s eyes,
drink cold water from the devil’s ditch.
People, gather not treasures
that turn you into beggars;
gather riches
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that give you royal powers.
Offer your children a beauty
that human eyes have never seen,
offer your children the power
to break the gates of heaven down.

Poetry Unit Retest-Writing

Part Four: Write a prompt for an ACES paragraph for any poem provided on this test. Then, provide an answer to
your prompt. A-- is your prompt in the form of a sentence.
In the poem _____, the poet creates/develops _____ with the use of ____.
1st blank- title of the poem you choose
2nd blank- meaning, mood, rhythm, tone
3rd blank- repetition, images, language, poetic devices

Structure of ACES paragraph

A: Answer the question in the form of a sentence: ( = topic sentence)

C: Cite an example: (cite a specific passage and put it in quotes)

E: Explain your example (here is where YOUR interpretation of the poem comes in)

REPEAT: Cite another example and explain that example.

C2: CITE.

E2: EXPLAIN.

S: Summarizing Statement: Tie it all together in a final thought.