Poetry Terminology Test 04/19/2024

What is the meaning of the term "line" in the context of poetry?

• A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry

• Two words that have a corresponding sound

• A metrical foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• A line in which the idea or sentence runs on to the next line

What does "enjambment" refer to in poetry?

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

• A line in which the idea or sentence runs on to the next line

• A group of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A poem of 14 lines of rhyming iambic pentameter

What is a "sonnet"?

• A poem of 14 lines of rhyming iambic pentameter

• A metrical foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• A group of eight lines

• A poem that tells a story in four line groupings

Which term describes a "group of words in a poem"?

• Stanza

• Refrain

• Rhythm

• Enjambment

What is the definition of "meter" in poetry?

• A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

• A group of stressed and unstressed syllables

• Two words that have a corresponding sound

What does "octave" mean in the context of poetry?

• A group of eight lines

• A metrical foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

What is a "refrain" in poetry?

• A group of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

• A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry

• Two words that have a corresponding sound

What is a "couplet" in poetry?

• A poem of 14 lines of rhyming iambic pentameter

• Two lines successive rhyming lines

• A group of eight lines

• A metrical foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

What is the term "foot" used to describe in poetry?

• A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry

• A metrical foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• A line in which the idea or sentence runs on to the next line

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

What is a "ballad"?

• A poem that tells a story in four line groupings

• A group of eight lines

• A repeated part of a poem, similar to a chorus in a song

• A group of stressed and unstressed syllables