Elements of Poetry Quiz

Which rhyme scheme is described as consecutive lines rhyming in pairs?

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABBA

• ABCABC

In the rhyme scheme ABAB, which lines rhyme with each other?

• The first and second lines, and the third and fourth lines

• The first and third lines, and the second and fourth lines

• The first and fourth lines, and the second and third lines

• All lines rhyme with each other

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

• The sun will rise and warm the land (A) / The night retreats without a sound. (B) / The birds awake, the skies expand (A) / As golden light falls all around. (B)

• The moon is high above the sea (A) / It lights the waves so gracefully. (A) / The stars begin to blink and shine, (B) / A peaceful night, a scene divine. (B)

• The wind it howls with mighty power, (A) / Through forest dark and mountains cold. (B) / The stories whispered, centuries old, (B) / Are carried on from hour to hour. (A)

• A dream that stirs beneath the sea (A) / Will call me home with fading light. (B) / It moves like shadows in the tide. (C) / The voice of waves that sing to me, (A) / A memory soft and silver-bright, (B)

If a poem’s rhyme scheme is ABAB, what does this mean?

• The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme

• The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme

• All lines rhyme with each other

• No lines rhyme

Why might a poet choose a more complex rhyme scheme like ABCABC?

• To make the poem easier to memorize

• To create a more interesting and unpredictable pattern

• To ensure every line rhymes

• To use only simple words

Which of the following is NOT a common rhyme scheme mentioned in the material?

• AABB

• ABAB

• ABBA

• ABAC

Which line is an example of personification?

• The flowers danced in the morning breeze.

• The wind went whoosh through willow trees.

• My mind’s a storm, wild and wide.

• A calm wind whispered through the leaves.

If a poem uses the pattern "da-da-DUM," which type of meter is it using?

• Anapestic

• Iambic

• Trochaic

• Dactylic

What does the term "tone" refer to in poetry?

• The poet’s attitude

• The structure of the poem

• A comparison using like or as

• Repeating words for effect

Which element involves language that appeals to the senses?

• Imagery

• Enjambment

• Simile

• Repetition