Elements of Poetry Quiz

Elements of Poetry Quiz

Assessment

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English

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Jay Codilla

Used 4+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

ABAB

AABB

ABBA

ABCABC

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

AABB

ABAB

ABBA

ABAC

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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