Poetry Quiz

What is the term for the physical arrangement of the words on the page in a poem?

• Stanza

• Form

• Rhythm

• Free verse

Which term describes a group of lines in a poem?

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Imagery

• Alliteration

What is free verse?

• A type of poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

• A new software programming language

• A novel written by Virginia Woolf

• A form of government

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the end of words in poetry?

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Assonance

What does rhythm in poetry refer to?

• A group of lines in a poem

• The physical arrangement of the words on the page

• Pattern or beat of stressed and unstressed syllables

• Language that paints a picture and appeals to the senses

What is imagery in poetry?

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Language that paints a picture and appeals to the senses

• The physical arrangement of the words on the page

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds

What is figurative language?

• A literary device that uses symbolic figures, actions, and representations

• A rule of grammar

• A historical period of literature

• A type of modern poetry

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Language that paints a picture and appeals to the senses

• The repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Language that paints a picture and appeals to the senses

• The repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity

What is personification?

• A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Language that paints a picture and appeals to the senses

• giving human characteristics to nonliving things