Understanding Poetic Structure and Rhyme

What is a rhyme scheme in poetry?

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The use of figurative language

• The number of lines in a stanza

Which of the following is an example of a rhyme scheme?

• ABAB

• iambic pentameter

• metaphor

• stanza

What is meter in poetry?

• The use of similes and metaphors

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The rhythmical pattern of a poem

• The number of lines in a poem

Which of the following is a type of meter?

• ABAB

• Iambic pentameter

• Hyperbole

• Couplet

What is figurative language?

• Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The number of syllables in a line

• The structure of a stanza

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Simile

• Rhyme scheme

• Meter

• Stanza

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The use of figurative language

• The rhythmical pattern of a poem

Which of the following is an example of a rhyme scheme in a quatrain?

• AABB

• Iambic

• Metaphor

• Stanza

What is an iamb in poetry?

• A type of figurative language

• A metrical foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• A rhyme scheme

• A stanza

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The sun smiled down on us

• Roses are red, violets are blue

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• AABB