Poetry Skills Quiz

Read lines 13 and 14 from the poem.

-leaving chunks of trees that we made into pirate ships-

What do these lines suggest about the speaker’s experience at the river?

• The river creates problems that the speaker wants to avoid.

• The river gives the speaker a chance to travel to new places.

• The river provides a way for the speaker to be creative.

• The river can be a confusing place for the speaker.

In line 5 the use of the word "Howling" is meant to emphasize--

• What the wind looks like

• What the wind sounds like

• What the waves look like

• What the wind feels like

Complete the rhyme scheme

• A

  A

• A

  B

• B

  B

• B

  A

What is the rhyme scheme?

• A B C D E F G

• AA BB CC DD

• A B C B A B C D

• A B A B C D C D

What is the rhyme scheme of the following quatrain? "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow."

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABBA

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• "He is a lion in battle."

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."

• "Her cheeks are red like a rose."

Identify the theme in the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.

• The beauty of nature

• The inevitability of death

• The importance of individual choice

• The strength of friendship

What poetic device is predominantly used in the line "The rustling curtains of the night"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following best describes the use of imagery in poetry?

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The use of descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind

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

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• ABCD ABCD ABCD EE