Poetry and Its Forms Quiz 2

What is Hyperbole?

• A group of words whose meaning isn’t clear from the individual words.

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.

• A poem that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or humor.

What is an Idiom?

• A poem that has five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme.

• A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as.'

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

• A group of words whose meaning isn’t clear from the individual words.

What is a Limerick?

• A poem that can have any number of lines or stanzas and can be about anything.

• A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as.'

• A poem that has five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme.

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.

What is a Metaphor?

• A poem that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as.'

• A poem that has a specific structure with 19 lines.

• An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or humor.

What is Personification?

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

• A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as.'

• A poem that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• A poem that can have any number of lines or stanzas and can be about anything.

What is a Petrarchan Sonnet?

• A poem that has five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme.

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.

• A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as.'

• A poem that can have any number of lines or stanzas and can be about anything.

What is a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

• A poem that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• A poem that has a specific structure with 19 lines.

• A group of words whose meaning isn’t clear from the individual words.

What is a Simile?

• A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as.'

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.

• A poem that can have any number of lines or stanzas and can be about anything.

• A poem that has five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme.

What is Free Verse Poetry?

• A poem that has a specific structure with 19 lines.

• A poem that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• A poem that can have any number of lines or stanzas and can be about anything.

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

What is an Acrostic?

• A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as.'

• A poem that has five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme.

• A poem that spells out a name, word, phrase, or message using the first letter of each line.

• A unique rhyme pattern of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.