ENGLISH 7

Quarter I
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Part 1: What figure of speech is used in the statements in the first column? Choose from the
given choices below. Write your answer in the second column

Simile metaphor personification hyperbole

Understatement Irony oxymoron

Figures of Speech Type

1. The night is as dark as black stone

2. The camel is the sheep of the desert

3. Life is bitter sweet.

4. Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
5. Till the sun grows cold, and the stars are old. – Bayard
Taylor from Bedouin Song

6. I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you ;Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain; And the salmon sing in
the street.”

7. “Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” – Describing

deserts of the world.

8. The breeze kissed my cheek.

9. Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow

That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

10. There’s no one to talk with-I’ll talk with my shoe.

He does have a tongue And an inner soul, too.

Part II: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What literary expression uses rhythmic and figurative language to convey vast meaning and
emotion? A. Essay B. poem C. novel D. letter
2. What makes up a poem?
A. Paragraphs B. stanzas C. chapters D. letters
3. What poems have song like qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and
feelings?
A. Dramatic B. lyric C. Narrative D. monologue
4. What poems have more dramatic effect, focusing more on the character, rather than the
narration? A. Dramatic B. lyric C. Narrative D. monologue
5. What poetry are usually longer since they tells story?

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 A. Dramatic B. lyric C. Narrative D. monologue
6. What poems narrate legends of heroes in a locality or gods?
A. Romance B. Ballads C. epics D. lyric
7. What type of poem tells story, usually in four-line stanzas and is primarily meant to be sung
rather than recited?
A. Ballad B. epic C. Romance D. lyric
8. What lyric poetry expresses mourning due to the death of a loved one?
A. Elegy B. sonnet C. song D. ode
9. What lyric poem expresses appreciation or praise to an event, person, thing, or a place?
A. Elegy B. sonnet C. song D. ode
10. These are orally transmitted songs and are associated with cultural or national identity.
A. Ballad B. lyric C. Folk D. ode
11. These are among the first Filipino form of literary work, expressed in short verses telling
reminders or commenting on vices or misbehavior.
A. Riddles B. proverbs/salawikain C. epics D. ballads
14. These are among the first Filipino source of fun and bonding, expressed in rhythmic short
poetic puzzles.
A. Riddles B. proverbs/salawikain C. epics D. ballads
15. What methods by which story tellers reveal the traits of characters?
A. Characterization B. Inference C. building D. explanation
16. When the character traits of the character is explicitly told in the poem, this is called:
A. Direct characterization B. indirect characterization C. making inference
17. What direct characteristic or personality of the youth is expressed in the poem below?
Persistent Youth,
You have to prove by deeds,
Your love is true.
"There's not a thing
I would not do for you, Beloved" said he.
"Then, go." said she. "To your mother dear,
And bring her heart to me.
A. Deeds B. persistent C. beloved D. bring
18. Using indirect characterization based on the speech of the maiden, what could be her feeling
towards the youth? A. in-love B. irritated C. fondness D. admiration
19. What narrative poetry element refers to the place and time when the event happened?
A. Setting B. character C. plot D. dialogue
20. These are the direct words of the characters in a conversation, enclosed in quotation marks.
A. Setting B. character C. plot D. dialogue
21. This narrative poetry element is the technique of the poet in presenting the story events.
A. Setting B. character C. plot D. dialogue
22. To whom does the persona in the poem below speaks with?
It isn’t the thing you do, Dear,
It’s the thing you leave undone
That gives you a bit of a heartache
At the setting of the sun.
The tender word forgotten;
The letter you did not write;
The flowers you did not send, Dear,
Are your haunting ghosts at night.
A. You B. Herself C. Themselves D. Itself
23. According to the poem in number 22, what brings heartache?
A. The thing you do B. the thing left undone
C. the tender word forgotten D. the letter unwritten
24. Which does not belong as haunting ghosts at night according to the poem in no. 22?
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C. thing left undone D. The flowers unsent
25. Based from the poem below, what does the author want readers to understand?
For life is all too short, Dear,
And sorrow is all too great,
To suffer our slow compassion
That tarries until too late;
And it isn’t the thing you do, Dear,
It’s the thing you leave undone
Which gives you a bit of a heartache
At the setting of the sun.
A. Life is filled with sorrow C. avoiding sorrow by understanding its source
B. Not doing your duty D. Avoiding is the escape of sorrow
26. What is the tone of the poem in no. 25?
A. Reflective B. Humorous C. Horrific D. Terrorizing
27. What mood could the reader be in after reading the poen in no. 25?
A. Sorrowful B. meditative C. terror D. happy
28-32. Underline four words that rhyme in the poem below.
He is not here; but far away
The noise of life begins again,
And ghastly thro’ the drizzling rain
On the bald street breaks the blank day
33-37. Give the method of indirect characterization based on the given description. Choose from
the given words and write on the corresponding blank.
speech thoughts effect action looks

____________ The character makes statements that imply or suggest something about
themselves, usually in dialogue.
____________The character thinks or feels in a way that reveals something about who they are.
____________The effect a character has on other characters says something about them.
____________The character’s own actions demonstrate what kind of person they are.
____________The character’s physical appearance can reveal something about their personality.
38-40. Syllabicate the haiku using the slash mark /.
My home, my comfort
Where my family’s bond is
It’s what my pride is!
41-45. Encircle the terms related to poetry from the puzzle bellow. Remember, it can be in
horizontal, diagonal or slanting. There are 5 possible words.

s n p l o t

o t m i z m

x o a n s o

y n l n l o

s e q s z d

r h y m e a

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