Grade 7 Poetry Lab worksheet

1. Question 1

   What type of comparison is “The library is an ocean”?

   The Library Is an Ocean

   The library is an ocean,

   And every shelf a wave;

   I dive in every afternoon

   And surface feeling brave.

   • Onomatopoeia
   • Alliteration
   • Simile
   • Metaphor
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2. Question 2

   What two things does the poem compare?

   The Library Is an Ocean

   The library is an ocean,

   And every shelf a wave;

   I dive in every afternoon

   And surface feeling brave.

   • A shelf and a lunch tray
   • A reader and a fish
   • A library and an ocean
   • A book and a boat
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3. Question 3

   What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

   The Library Is an Ocean

   The library is an ocean,

   And every shelf a wave;

   I dive in every afternoon

   And surface feeling brave.

   • ABCB
   • ABBA
   • ABAB
   • AABB
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4. Question 4

   Which two lines rhyme with each other?

   Pete

   There once was a puppy named Pete

   Who snatched every sock off your feet.

   He'd tiptoe and creep

   While you were asleep,

   Then nap on the pile, looking sweet.

   • Lines 1 and 4
   • Lines 3 and 4
   • Lines 2 and 4
   • Lines 1 and 3
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5. Question 5

   Which word best describes the tone of this poem?

   Pete

   There once was a puppy named Pete

   Who snatched every sock off your feet.

   He'd tiptoe and creep

   While you were asleep,

   Then nap on the pile, looking sweet.

   • Humorous
   • Furious
   • Serious
   • Gloomy
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6. Question 6

   Who is the speaker of a poem?

   • Always the poet, talking about their own life
   • The first character named in the title
   • The person reading the poem aloud
   • The voice talking in the poem, which may not be the poet
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7. Question 7

   What is free verse?

   • Poetry that always rhymes in couplets
   • Poetry without a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm
   • Poetry that is free to read online
   • Poetry that must have exactly three lines
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8. Question 8

   How many rhyming couplets does this poem contain?

   The Lost Mitten

   I lost a mitten in the snow,

   Just where it went I'll never know.

   Perhaps it warms a squirrel's paw

   Or hides beneath a pile of straw.

   • 2
   • 4
   • 3
   • 1
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9. Question 9

   Which sense does “The gulls are calling, sharp and loud” appeal to?

   Harbour Morning

   The harbour wakes in silver light,

   The gulls are calling, sharp and loud,

   The fog lets go its hold on night

   And drifts away, a fading cloud.

   • Taste
   • Hearing
   • Smell
   • Touch
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10. Question 10

    Which line uses personification?

    Harbour Morning

    The harbour wakes in silver light,

    The gulls are calling, sharp and loud,

    The fog lets go its hold on night

    And drifts away, a fading cloud.

    • The gulls are calling, sharp and loud,
    • And drifts away, a fading cloud.
    • The fog lets go its hold on night
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