Unit 2 Review

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, what is essential to a poem?

• It must rhyme at the end of every line.

• It must be a long narrative about a hero.

• It must use meaning, sound, and rhythm.

• It must be written in 14 lines.

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What is the difference between an epic and a lyric poem?

• An epic is a short musical piece, while a lyric tells a long story.

• An epic tells the stories of a legendary figure or hero, while a lyric focuses on description, emotion, or other human experiences without necessarily telling a story.

• An epic and a lyric are both long narrative poems.

• An epic focuses on description and emotion, while a lyric tells the stories of a legendary figure or hero.

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What is a "line" in a poem?

• A sentence that rhymes with another.

• The title of a poem.

• The most basic unit of a poem: a group of words arranged in a row.

• A paragraph in a poem.

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What does 'stanza' mean in poetry?

• A rhyming couplet.

• A group of lines.

• The rhythm of a poem.

• The theme of a poem.

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In poetry, who is the 'speaker'?

• The author of the poem.

• The character who is speaking or narrating the poem.

• The person reading the poem aloud.

• The audience of the poem.

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What is alliteration?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other

• The use of the same consonant sounds in words that are near each other

• Word order and its relationship to grammar

• Corresponding end sounds in words

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What is assonance?

• The use of the same consonant sounds in words that are near each other

• Word order and its relationship to grammar

• The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other

• Corresponding end sounds in words

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In the poem "The Raincoat," what did the speaker do during the forty-five minute drive back from physical therapy?

• She sang songs

• She listened to the radio silently

• She talked about her day

• She cried

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What does the speaker in "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" by W. B. Yeats ask the listener to do?

• To be careful

• To keep them warm

• To love them

• To tread softly

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In Sonnet 73, what strengthens love, according to the speaker?

• The approach of death

• The beauty of nature

• The warmth of summer

• The singing of birds

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