Literary Terms Quiz

Which type of poetry tells a story?

• Blank Verse

• Free Verse

• Lyric Poetry

• Narrative Poetry

What is the literary term for unrhymed iambic pentameter?

• Blank Verse

• Free Verse

• Lyric Poetry

• Prose

What is the purpose of epic literature?

• To tell a story

• To entertain and inspire its audience

• To appeal to the 5 senses

• To express intense personal thoughts and feelings

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'My love is like a red, red, rose'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Image

• Symbol

What is the author's attitude toward a particular subject, character, or episode in a work of literature called?

• Mood

• Symbol

• Imagery

• Tone

What is the term for an object, person, color, or number that stands for itself and has meaning and significance beyond itself?

• Symbol/Symbolism

• Simile

• Image/Imagery

• Metaphor

A Lyric poem expresses strong _________ and personal thoughts of a single speaker on a single subject.

• memories

• feelings

• stories

• opinions

A _____ poem conveys an exact mood or feeling to the reader.

• free verse

• rhyme

• haiku

• lyric

What does a lyric poem express?

• gloomy times and bad feelings

• hard times and hurt feelings

• happy times and exciting feelings

• personal thoughts and feelings

Ordinary speech or writing free of any metrical structure. Novels, short stories,& journalism.

• prose

• poetry

• nonfiction

• lyric poetry