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Poetry Terms Quiz

Authored by Erin Smith

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12th Grade

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Poetry Terms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor in poetry?

A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme

A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing.

A type of poem that tells a story

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define a sonnet and its structure.

A 14-line poem with no specific rhyme scheme or meter.

A 10-line poem with no specific rhyme scheme or meter.

A 20-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give an example of alliteration in a poem.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain the concept of personification in poetry.

Personification is the practice of using alliteration in poetry.

Personification is the literary technique of giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.

Personification is the use of similes and metaphors in poetry.

Personification is the technique of using onomatopoeia in poetry.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a metaphor enhance the meaning of a poem?

By using complex and difficult language

By including a detailed description of the poet's life

By creating a vivid and imaginative comparison between two unlike things

By providing historical context for the poem

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the different types of sonnets and their characteristics?

French (Voltaic) sonnet and German (Goethean) sonnet

Spanish (Lopean) sonnet and Russian (Pushkinian) sonnet

Japanese (Haikuesque) sonnet and Chinese (Li Bai) sonnet

Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and English (Shakespearean) sonnet

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the use of alliteration in the following line: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Peter Piper picked

Peter picked a peck

Piper picked a peck

Picked a peck of pickled

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