Poetic Characteristics

What does the term "Speaker" refer to in the context of the poem?

• The person who plays the drums

• The person whose voice conveys the poem

• The person who listens to the poem

• The person who writes the poem

Who is the author of the poem "Grass"?

• Robert Frost

• Carl Sandburg

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

What does the grass symbolize in the poem?

• Nature's beauty

• The passage of time and healing

• The power of war

• Human resilience

Who is the author of the poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!"?

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Langston Hughes

What does the term "Line Breaks" refer to in poetry?

• Dividing a poem into units or sections

• Ending a poem abruptly

• Starting a new poem

• Changing the rhyme scheme

What is the definition of "meter" in poetry?

• A type of rhyme scheme

• Arrangement or pattern of syllables, specifically whether they are stressed or unstressed

• The use of metaphor in a poem

• The theme of a poem

What is the repetition of similar ending sounds in words, including both vowels and consonants, called?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Consonance

Which term describes the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in words that should be close together?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

What is the repetition of vowel sounds throughout a poem known as?

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

Which term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds throughout a poem, not necessarily at the beginning or end of words?

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance