Poetry Overview

Multiple Choice

Which poetic device involves the repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words?

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of poetic form?

• Sonnet

• Elegy

• Lyric

• Ode

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a caesura and enjambment?

• A caesura is a pause within a line, while enjambment is the continuation of a thought across line breaks.
• A caesura is a type of rhyme, while enjambment is a form of meter.
• A caesura is a line break, while enjambment is a pause at the end of a line.
• A caesura is a repetition of sounds, while enjambment is a fixed structure.