Poetry and Language Quiz

What is the basic unit of a poem?

• Paragraph

• Line

• Chapter

• Scene

Which of the following best defines a stanza?

• A sentence in a poem

• A repeated sound

• A group of lines in a poem

• A title of a poem

A poem with no fixed structure or rhyme is called:

• Lyric poem

• Narrative poem

• Free verse

• Sonnet

A poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme is called:

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Ballad

• Epic

"Buzz", "pop", and "crash" are examples of:

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Assonance

Which device compares two things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Allusion

"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Stanza

• Simile

A humorous 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme is:

• Haiku

• Ode

• Limerick

• Sonnet

The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words is:

• Rhyme

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration