Poetic Meter Quiz
Authored by Holly Kenner
English
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is poetic meter?
The rhythmic structure of a poem
The number of lines in a poem.
The use of figurative language in a poem.
The theme or subject of a poem.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are stressed and unstressed syllables?
Stressed syllables are pronounced with equal emphasis or force, while unstressed syllables are pronounced with less emphasis or force.
Stressed syllables are pronounced with less emphasis or force, while unstressed syllables are pronounced with more emphasis or force.
Stressed syllables are pronounced with more emphasis or force, while unstressed syllables are silent.
Stressed syllables are pronounced with more emphasis or force, while unstressed syllables are pronounced with less emphasis or force.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of iambic pentameter?
Roses are red, violets are blue.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
I wandered lonely as a cloud.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in iambic pentameter?
Unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
Two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable.
Unstressed syllable followed by two stressed syllables.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a type of poetic meter?
rhyme
iambic pentameter
stanza
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many syllables are in a line of iambic pentameter?
5
8
10
12
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most common meter in English poetry?
iambic pentameter
anapestic pentameter
dactylic hexameter
trochaic tetrameter
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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