IB Lang & Lit Poetry Pre-Assessment

What is a lyric poem?

• A poem with a regular meter and rhyme scheme

• A short poem with one speaker expressing personal thoughts and feelings

• A poem arranged spatially to create a visual effect

• A narrative poem with a single speaker addressing a silent audience

What is a quatrain?

• A two-line section of a poem

• A four-line section of a poem

• A group of lines in a poem divided off from the others

• A pause in a line which may or may not be punctuated

What is enjambment in poetry?

• A pause in a line which may or may not be punctuated

• Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

• When one line in a poem is 'run on' to the next by an absence of punctuation

• A line or lines repeated at regular intervals

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison without the use of 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human qualities to something that is not human

• A pause in a line which may or may not be punctuated

What is hyperbole?

• An exaggeration

• A type of rhyme

• A form of imagery

• A symbol

What does allusion refer to?

• A direct statement

• A reference to something known

• A type of rhyme

• A form of imagery

Which type of imagery helps us "see" what is being described?

• Visual imagery

• Aural imagery

• Olfactory imagery

• Gustatory imagery

What is the definition of rhythm in poetry?

• The repetition of sounds at the end of lines

• The alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The use of symbols

• The use of hyperbole

What is a symbol in literature?

• A person, thing, idea, or action that stands for something else

• A type of rhyme

• A form of exaggeration

• A type of imagery

What is half-rhyme?

• Rhyming of the first and last consonants with a different vowel sound in the middle

• The repetition of sounds at the end of lines

• The use of symbols

• The use of hyperbole