Poetry Quiz

1. What is a poem?

• • A) A type of novel

• • B) A type of song

• • C) A type of literature that expresses emotions

• • D) A type of essay

1. Who writes poems?
   

• • Author

• Narrator

• Poet

• • Lyricist

What does meter describe in poetry?

• • The mood

• • The rhythm in a line

• • The rhyme scheme

• • The tone

Which element refers to the repetition of sounds at the end of lines?

• • Rhythm

• • Meter

• • Diction

• • Rhyme

What is diction in poetry?

• • The poet’s attitude

• • The number of syllables

• • The choice of words

• • The pronunciation of words

What does tone convey?

• • The author’s attitude

• • The reader’s feelings

• • The poem’s structure

• • The rhyme pattern

What creates the mood in a poem?

• • Rhyme and meter

• • Setting, imagery, and diction

• • Tone and style

• • Rhythm and motif

What is a motif?

• • A rhyme pattern

• • A type of stanza

• • A repeated image or idea

• • A poetic form

What does style in poetry refer to?

• • The poem’s theme

• • The poet’s biography

• • The technical choices in writing

• • The rhyme scheme

My true country, the place you need to see.

Look for all of its natural beauty

Travel across by air, by land, by sea.

Enjoy all the beautiful scenery.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem below?

• AAAA

• ABAB

• AABB

• no rhyme scheme