Poetry Quiz

What is rhyme in poetry?

• The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines or within lines.

• The repetition of similar meanings at the end of lines or within lines.

• The use of different sounds at the end of lines or within lines.

• The absence of any sound repetition in poetry.

What is rhythm in poetry?

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The use of punctuation in a poem

• Rhyme scheme in a poem

• The number of lines in a poem

Which of the following words rhymes with 'cat'? a) dog b) hat c) bird

• a) dog

• b) hat

• d) mat

• c) bird

Which of the following words has a rhythm? a) apple b) jump c) tree

• b) jump

• c) tree

• a) apple

• d) run

What is a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line called? a) rhythm b) stanza c) rhyme scheme

• b) stanza

• a) rhythm

• c) rhyme scheme

• c) alliteration

What is the beat or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem called? a) rhythm b) rhyme c) meter

• c) melody

• b) rhythm

• c) meter

• a) rhyme

Which of the following words rhymes with 'sun'? a) moon b) run c) book

• moon

• run

• book

• fun

What is a group of lines in a poem called? a) stanza b) rhyme c) meter

• b) verse

• c) rhythm

• a) stanza

• d) line

What is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words called? a) rhythm b) alliteration c) rhyme

• b) alliteration

• c) rhyme

• a) rhythm

• d) consonance