Poetry Features Quiz for Teens

What is a stanza in a poem?

• A four-line pattern

• A rhythmic element

• A group of lines

• A single sentence

A poem with no regular rhyme or meter is called what?

• Blank verse

• Free verse

• Open poem

• Short stanza

What is a couplet?

• Two rhyming lines

• Two different ideas

• A two-word phrase

• A repeated sound

A poem of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter is known as a what?

• Ballad

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Sonnet

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem called?

• Rhythm

• Meter

• Measure

• Sound

Which term means the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Repetition

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words called?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Dissonance

What is a word that imitates the natural sound it describes?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

What is the overall musical quality of a poem's language?

• Tone

• Mood

• Rhythm

• Melody

What is the pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often labeled with letters?

• Rhyme scheme

• Verse rhythm

• Line break

• Sound pattern