Poetry Concepts - G8

What is the main effect of a line break in poetry?

• It forces a rhyme at the end of the line

• It influences rhythm and meaning

• It ensures the poem follows proper grammar

• It makes every line the same length

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A single line of a poem

• A group of lines forming a unit

• A specific rhyme scheme

• The title of a poem

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

• The sun is bright / It gives us light / The sky is blue / The flowers bloom

• I love the night / The stars are bright / The moon is glowing / The wind is blowing

• Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you

• The sun shines high / The clouds drift slow / The birds fly by / The rivers flow

Look at the underlined syllables. Is the meter, or rhythm of the poem correctly represented?

When I doubted mother dear

I felt so sad, I shed a tear.

• Yes

• No

Which line demonstrates enjambment?

• “April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing”

• “Roses are red, / Violets are blue.”

• “To be, or not to be—that is the question.”

• “The sun sets, / The night rests.”

Which of these lines contains a caesura?

• I wandered lonely as a cloud

• Softly, the river flows to the sea

• To be, or not to be—that is the question.

• Over the hills, through the trees

Which poem uses repetition for emphasis?

• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: “Water, water, everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink”

• The Bells: “Hear the mellow wedding bells”

• The Road Not Taken: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”

• Ozymandias: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”

Which phrase is an example of alliteration?

• The moon glows bright

• The night was cold and silent

• I love the way the stars shine

• The wind whispered wistfully

Which line contains assonance?

• "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"

• "The cat crept cautiously"

• "The big black bear bounded through the trees"

• "The clock ticked loudly in the hall"

Which line demonstrates consonance?

• "The sun shone bright and warm"

• "The black rock sank quickly"

• "The road stretched far and wide"

• "The cat sat on the mat"