Practice Poems for Unit Test
Annabel Lee
by Edgar Allan Poe
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee-And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
She was a child and I was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love-I and my Annabel Lee-With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night,
Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me-Yes!--that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud, chilling
And killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-Of many far wiser than we-And neither the angels in Heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:
And the stars never rise, but I see the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:
And so, all the night-tide, I lay down by the side
Of my darling--my darling--my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea-In her tomb by the side of the sea.
Dog by Valerie
Worth
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns,
Rests his chin
Carefully between
Front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavy
Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls
On his side,
Sighs, closes
His eyes: sleeps
All afternoon
In his loose skin.
The Pasture by Robert Frost
I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I shan't be gone long. -- You come too.
I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I shan't be gone long. -- You come too.
All I Ever Wanted Was to Love You
All I ever wanted was to love you
As when I saw you first from far away.
But then it was my sweet mistake to have you
Too young to hold the demons long at bay.
For years I hated you, for only hate
Could cauterize the wounds that would not heal,
And gorged myself on fantasies to sate
A hunger I could neither assuage nor feel.
Eventually, we both found other loves
And settled into other lives. And yet
The past like some unquiet ghost still moves
Within, too fraught with longing to forget.
We have moved on, as is mature and wise.
But love, though long abandoned, never dies.
Feet, oh feet, I simply cherish you,
You help me in every thing that I do.
Feet, oh feet, you enable me to run
When I lay down you take a break - have fun!
Your adorable, short, stumpy toes help me balance,
How I idolize you and your so many talents.
Your tiny toenails are fun to decorate,
I enjoy putting glitter on them - they're also fun to paint.
My affectionate feelings for your ability to transport me
to different places,
Always bring a shock to other people's faces.
So now you know exactly how much I prize you, my dear
For you my idol, I will always cheer.
Period___ Name_______________________
Practice Poetry Test
To be used with the Five Practice Poems in workbook.
You may write the answers only.
The following 6 questions relate to the poem “Annabel Lee.”
1. How many stanzas are in the poem “Annabel Lee”? ______
2. What is the genre (structure) of “Annabel Lee”? ____________
3. What is the rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas of “Annabel Lee”?
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4. Which line of stanza 6 shows internal rhyme? _______
5. What figure of speech is used in stanza five? ________________
Copy that line:_____________________________________
6. Where is repetition used in this poem?
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The following 2 questions relate to the poem “Dog.”
1. How many lines are in this poem? ______
2. What is the genre (structure) of this poem? __________ How do you know?
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The following 5 questions relate to the poem “Pasture.”
1. How many stanzas are in the poem? ______
2. How many lines are in this poem? ______
3. Which lines are repeated? ____________
4. What are the clearest images you “see”? ______________________________
5. What is the rhyme scheme of both stanzas? ___________________________
The following 6 questions relate to the poem
“All I Ever Wanted Was to Love You.”
1. How many lines are in this poem? ______
2. What is the rhyme scheme of the entire poem? ________________________
3. What is the genre (structure) of this poem? ____________
4. How do you know it is that kind of poem?
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5. Find the example of personification. Copy it. ___________________________
6. Find the example of simile. Copy it. __________________________________
The following 6 questions relate to the very last poem on the last page.
1. How many lines are in this poem? ______
2. What is the rhyme scheme of the entire poem? ________________________
3. What is the genre (structure) of this poem? __________________
4. How do you know it is that kind of poem?
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Find the example of personification. Copy it. _______________