Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Toledo City
GENERAL CLIMACO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
General Climaco, Toledo City

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN CREATIVE WRITING

Name: Grade&Section: Date: Teacher: Rowena P. Nuñ ez

Directions: Read each item carefully & choose the letter of your answer.

1. A play on words 15. He answered her he knew not what: / Like shaft from
A. pun C. lyric bow at random shot,
B. elegy D. ode A. simile C. repetition
2. A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or B. personification D. metaphor
event. 16. Chant in a wail / that never halts, / pace a circle and
A. parable C. anecdote pay tribute / with a song.
B. allegory D. hyperbole A. rhyme C. personification
3. a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the B. simile D. hyperbole
dead. 17. Vague pageants woven on a web of dream!
A. elegy C. satire And we, pushing and fighting in the turbid stream / Of
B. anecdote D. hyperbole modern life
4. A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual A. simile C. understatement
lesson. B. metaphor D. hyperbole
A. parable C. satire 18. He would contemplate the distance / With a look of
B. anecdote D. hyperbole pensive meaning,
5. A direct or indirect reference to something which is As of ducks that die in ill tempests.
presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, A. simile C. personification
myth, place, or work of art; can be historical, literary, b. metaphor D. onomatopoeia
religious, topical, or mythical. 19. And I will return, my love, / even if it were a million
A. allusion C. lyric miles.
B. oxymoron D. hyperbole A. personification C. hyperbole
6. A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal B. onomatopoeia D. simile
interpretation of and feelings about the world; when used 20. Women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys.
to describe a tone, refers to a sweet, emotional A. onomatopoeia C. personification
melodiousness; most common poem B. hyperbole D. alliteration
A. allusion C. lyric Poetry Devices
B. oxymoron D. hyperbole 21. Lesson or message about life in a literary work
7. A figure of speech that combines opposite or A. rhyme C. theme
contradictory terms in a brief phrase. B. meter D. rhythm
A. allusion C. lyric 22. Language that appeals smell, taste, touch, vision,
B. oxymoron D. hyperbole hearing
8. . A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express A. rhythm C. tone
strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor. B. imagery D. rhyme
A. allusion C. lyric 23. time, fine, line, dine
B. oxymoron D. hyperbole A. rhythm C. tone
9. An element of poetry that refers to the words that are B. imagery D. rhyme
used to describe things in the poem. 24. One line of a poem that contains 5 feet, ten syllables,
A. Voice C. Imagery starting with an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable
B. Diction D. Syntax A. iambic pentameter C. iambic tetrameter
10. Means the speaker in the poem. B. trochaic pentameter D. trochaic tetrameter
A. Voice C. Imagery 25. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
B. Diction D. Syntax A. personification C. hyperbole
Directions: Read the following examples of figurative B. onomatopoeia D. simile
language. Identify the poetic device being used. 26. Pattern of rhyme.
A. rhyme C. theme
11. The streets were strange and still, / Through the doors B. meter D. rhythm
of the open churches The organs were moaning shrill. 27. Narrator of a poem (not to be confused with the
A. simile C. hyperbole author).
B. metaphor D. personification A. Voice C. Imagery
12. Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue B. Diction D. Syntax
lapping for action. 28. abab,cdcd,efef,gg
A. enjambment C. simile A. rhythm C. tone
B. metaphor D. onomatopoeia B. rhyme D. rhyme scheme
13. She soothed her secret sorrow. 29. Rhythm of words in a poem.
A. hyperbole C. metaphor A. rhyme C. theme
B. alliteration D. simile B. meter D. rhythm
14. Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy 30. Group of lines in a poem that hang together.
air of night. A. lines C. stanza
A. simile C. onomatopoeia B. meter D. voice
B. hyperbole D. alliteration 31. “I am not I”
 A. allusion C. paradox
B. oxymoron D. hyperbole I didn't watch movies _______
32. “Love is a door we shall open together.” with blockbuster crowds, _______
A. personification C. metaphor or lay on the front lawn _______
B. onomatopoeia D. simile and look at the clouds. _______
33. zoom, zoom, zoom/crash, bang
A. personification C. metaphor I didn't go swimming
B. onomatopoeia D. simile at pools or beaches,
34. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers or visit an orchard
A. allusion C. alliteration and pick a few peaches.
B. oxymoron D. onomatopoeia
35. Author’s attitude toward the subject. I didn't become
A. rhythm C. tone a guitarist or drummer,
B. imagery D. rhyme but, boy, I played plenty
36. I’m as hungry as a horse. of Minecraft this summer.
A. personification C. metaphor
B. onomatopoeia D. simile 46. What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1 on the lines
37. The sun smiled at Earth. provided above.
A. personification C. metaphor A. ABAB C. AAAA
B. onomatopoeia D. simile B. AABB D. ABAA
38. Harsh-sounding words. 47. Which of these activities would the author of “I Didn’t
A. cacophony C. theme Go Camping” most likely take part in?
B. euphony D. tone A. Playing basketball in the park.
39. Pleasant- sounding words. B. Running a marathon in New York City.
A. cacophony C. theme C. Playing with his Wii in the house.
B. euphony D. tone D. Camping in a forest.
Directions: Identify the sense that is being appealed to in
the following sentence. Directions: Read the poem, and then use it to answer
40. The cries of the screaming baby pierced my eardrums. question 48.
A. sight C. touch
Before we even said grace
B. taste D. sound
41. The stench of the rotting garbage was disgusting. He sat and filled up his face
A. sound C. sight
B. smell D. taste He gorged on salami
42. Lights in windows of tall buildings blinked, Ate all the pastrami
One. Two. Again.
A. sound C. sight Then exploded with nary a trace.
B. smell D. taste
43. The snow was cold. 48. What type of poem is this?
A. sight C. touch A. Cinquain C. Ballad
B. taste D. sound B. Limerick D. Couplet
44. Night crept in,slow and smooth.
A. sight C. touch
B. taste D. sound
45. fresh scent—the Labrador’s muzzle
A. sound C. sight
B. smell D. taste

Directions: Read the poem, “I Didn’t Go Camping.” Then,

use the poem to answer questions 46 – 47.

I Didn’t Go Camping
By Kenn Nesbitt

I didn't go camping.
I didn't go hiking.
I didn't go fishing.
I didn't go biking.

I didn't go play
on the slides at the park.
I didn't watch shooting stars.
way after dark.

I didn't play baseball _______

or soccer outside. _______
I didn't go on an _______
amusement park ride. _______

I didn't throw Frisbees.

I didn't fly kites,
or have any travels,
or see any sights.