Poetry Analysis Quiz

What word does the speaker use to emphasize the important characteristics of a poem?

• able

• first

• like

• must

What is the rhyme scheme of lines 5 and 6?

• AA

• CC

• BB

• DD

What does the line, "First, a poem must be magical" mean?

• A poem should be concise.

• A poem should be pleasant to the ear.

• A poem must be enlightening and mysterious.

• A poem should arouse curiosity and catch the attention of the reader.

Which of the following words is NOT a dactylic pattern?

• smiling

• luminance

• musical

• flowering

When the seagulls are near the ocean, they create a soothing and harmonious sound; so, should the poems too, pertaining to its _________________.

• mood

• rhyme scheme

• diction

• meter

Which line implies that a poem must use connotations to conceal meaning or messages that readers would have to seek out for themselves?

• 1 and 2

• 3 and 4

• 11 and 12

• 13 and 14

Which word from the poem rhymes with the word moving?

• flowering

• bride

• magical

• cover

What is the meter of the poem?

• iambic trimeter

• iambic tetrameter

• iambic dimeter

• iambic pentameter

What does the word luminance in line 10 mean?

• darkness

• numerous

• abundance

• brightness

What type of rhyme scheme is observed in the poem?

• coupled

• monorhyme

• alternate

• enclosed