Elements of Poetry Quiz

What is the main difference between poetry and prose?

• Poetry uses ordinary language.

• Poetry is longer than prose.

• Prose is written in stanzas.

• Poetry captures intense experiences in a musical language.

What is a speaker in poetry?

• A fictional character or voice that talks to the reader.

• The audience reading the poem.

• The poet themselves.

• The narrator of a story.

What is a stanza?

• The rhyme scheme of a poem.

• A group of lines forming a unit.

• The title of a poem.

• A single line of poetry.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The moon is a white sliver.

• A spider sewed at night.

• Does it stink like rotten meat?

• You’ve asked me a million times!

What does personification do in poetry?

• Creates a rhyme scheme.

• Describes sensory details.

• Gives human-like characteristics to non-human things.

• Compares two unlike things.

What is hyperbole?

• A form of imagery.

• A type of rhyme.

• An exaggeration for emphasis.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of vowel sounds.

• Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A figure of speech.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ababcdcdefefgg

• aabbccddeeffgg

• abcabcabcabc

• abcdabcdabcd

What is iambic pentameter?

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A form of free verse.

• A type of imagery.

• A line of verse with 5 metrical feet.

What is the mood of a poem?

• The emotional atmosphere created by the poet.

• The poet's attitude toward the subject.

• The structure of the poem.

• The rhyme scheme of the poem.