FINAL REVIEW PRACTICE 1

What is the effect of alliteration in poetry?

• Alliteration has no impact on the reader's experience.

• Alliteration adds musicality, emphasizes themes, and evokes emotions in poetry.

• Alliteration makes poetry longer and more complex.

• Alliteration is only used in prose, not poetry.

Which of the following best describes iambic pentameter?

• A line of verse with five iambs, each consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

• A line of verse with three iambs, each consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

• A line of verse with five trochees, each consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

• A line of verse with four iambs, each consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

What theme is commonly explored in romantic poetry?

• Social justice and activism

• Historical events and their impact

• Nature and its beauty

• Love and emotional connection

How does imagery enhance the reader's experience in a poem?

• Imagery distracts the reader from the main theme of the poem.

• Imagery makes the poem longer and more complex.

• Imagery enhances the reader's experience by creating vivid mental pictures that evoke emotions and deepen connection.

• Imagery is only important in prose, not poetry.

Which figurative language device is used in the phrase 'the world is a stage'?

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Which poetic device is exemplified by the phrase 'whispering winds'?

• imagery

• assonance

• personification

• onomatopoeia

What role does symbolism play in poetry?

• Symbolism is only used in prose, not poetry.

• Symbolism enriches the poem by adding deeper meanings and connections.

• Symbolism simplifies the themes and messages of the poem.

• Symbolism has no relevance in poetry.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The moonlight danced across the sea.
  

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• A bright, blue bird flew away.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile compares two things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor does not.
  

• A simile is always more vivid than a metaphor.

• A metaphor is used only in rhymed poems.

• A simile describes an action, while a metaphor describes an object.

What is the meter called that consists of five iambic feet per line, typically found in Shakespeare's sonnets?

• Trochaic meter
  

• Anapestic meter

• Dactylic meter

• Iambic pentameter