Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

11th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.13, RL.7.4, RF.1.3E

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define a metrical 'foot'

The foot is the basic repeating rhythmic unit that forms part of a line of verse.

The foot is a measuring unit that isn't made up of syllables.

The metrical foot is something at the end of a leg of a table holding a poetry book.

The foot is blank verse.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is Iamb?

DAdum

daDUM

dadaDum

DADAdum

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is trochee?

DAdum

daDUM

dadaDUM

DADAdum

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is falling metre?

Goes from unstressed to stressed.

Goes from unstressed to unstressed.

Goes from stressed to stressed.

Goes from stressed to unstressed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect the kind of foot used in lines of poetry?

imagery

sibilance

metaphor

rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are types of iambic meter?

iambic trimester, iambic tetramester, iambic pentamester

iambic trimeter, iambic tetrameter, iambic pentameter

iambic trimunster, iambic tetramunster, iambic pentamunster

Lambic trimester, Lambic tetrameter, Lambic pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How many iambs in iambic pentameter?

2

3

4

5

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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