Poetry Analysis Quiz

Which poetic device is used in the following line: "The wind whispered through the trees"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Identify the rhyme scheme of the following quatrain: ``` The sun is shining bright, The sky is clear and blue, The birds are taking flight, The flowers are in view. ```

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABBA

• ABCD

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• He roared like a lion.

• The stars danced in the sky.

• The world is a stage.

What is the effect of enjambment in poetry?

• It creates a pause in the middle of a line.

• It allows the thought to continue to the next line without a pause.

• It adds a rhyme at the end of the line.

• It emphasises a particular word or phrase.

Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The sun set in the west.

What is the tone of the following lines? ``` The night was dark and full of dread, As shadows crept and filled my head. ```

• Joyful

• Melancholic

• Fearful

• Indifferent

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• As brave as a lion.

• The world is a stage.

• The leaves whispered secrets.

• The sun smiled down on us.

Identify the metre used in the following line: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

• Iambic pentameter

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Anapestic trimeter

• Dactylic hexameter

Which poetic device is used in the following line: "The stars are diamonds in the sky"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

What is a sonnet?

• A poem with three lines.

• A poem with four lines.

• A poem with fourteen lines.

• A poem with eight lines.