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Poetry Unit Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
what is a foot?
a)
a group of stressed and unstressed syllables
b)
a group of meters
c)
a set of words in a line
d)
a rhythm of words in a poem
2.
What is meter?
a)
How we measure rhythm in poetry
b)
How we know what foot a poem is
c)
About three feet
d)
A measure of lines in poems
3.
Which of these rhythms is IAMBIC?
a)
u/
b)
/u
c)
uu/
d)
//
4.
Which of these rhythms is Trochaic?
a)
u/
b)
/u
c)
uu/
d)
/uu
5.
Which of these rhythms is Spondaic?
a)
uu
b)
/uu
c)
uu/
d)
//
6.
Which of these rhythms is ANAPESTIC?
a)
u//
b)
/uu
c)
uu/
d)
/u
7.
Which of these rhythms is DACTYLIC?
a)
u//
b)
/u/
c)
uu/
d)
/uu
8.
What is the most common rhythm in poetry?
a)
Iambic Pentameter
b)
Iambic Tetrameter
c)
Spondaic Pentameter
d)
Spondaic Hexameter
9.
Which type of rhythm did Shakespeare most often use?
a)
Iambic Pentameter
b)
Iambic Tetrameter
c)
Spondaic Pentameter
d)
Spondaic Hexameter
10.
What is a line?
a)
One actual line within a poem
b)
One verse in a poem
c)
One sentence in a poem
d)
One paragraph of a poem
11.
What is a couplet?
a)
A line in iambic (a two part rhythm)
b)
two lines of a poem paired together
c)
a stanza, but longer
d)
a paragraph
12.
What is a stanza?
a)
It is like a paragraph in poetry
b)
It is like a line in poetry
c)
It is a rhymed poem
d)
It is several similar words
13.
A poem that forms a picture of the topic out of words
a)
acrostic
b)
sonnet
c)
concrete
d)
haiku
14.
Pigs
Open
Every
Mudbath
Sloppily
a)
acrostic
b)
sonnet
c)
concrete
d)
haiku
15.
A fourteen line poem, made famous by Shakespeare.
a)
acrostic
b)
sonnet
c)
concrete
d)
haiku
16.
It is composed of three lines with 5, then 7, then 5 syllables.
a)
sonnet
b)
haiku
c)
acrostic
d)
concrete
17.
Usually humorous, with a very specific pattern
a)
Haiku
b)
sonnet
c)
limerick
d)
ode
18.
Has no set rules or ideas, typically modern
a)
freestyle
b)
haiku
c)
sestina
d)
stanza
19.
This type of poem praises its topic
a)
elegy
b)
ode
c)
carol
d)
ballad
20.
This type of poem is typically long, and tells a story, like Ulysses or The Odyssey.
a)
Elegy
b)
Epic
c)
Ode
d)
Ballad
21.
This type of poem is typically a song; the most well-known are seen at Christmas
a)
ballad
b)
carol
c)
elegy
d)
ode
22.
This type of poem mourns a loss
a)
Elegy
b)
Ode
c)
Carol
d)
Haiku
23.
This poem tells a story with a very precise rhythm and rhyme scheme, often about a complex tale.
a)
Ballad
b)
haiku
c)
ode
d)
elegy
24.
A comparison of two things, using like or as.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
25.
A comparison of two things, not using like or as.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
26.
An extreme exaggeration for effect.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
27.
A word that represents a sound
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
28.
A set of repeated words or phrases
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
d)
Consonance
29.
A set of repeated letter sounds, in general.
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
d)
Consonance
30.
A set of repeated vowel sounds
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
d)
Consonance
31.
A set of repeated consonant sounds
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
d)
Consonance
32.
Using lowercase letters to find the pattern of rhymes
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
meter
c)
rhythm
d)
elegy
33.
Symbolism
a)
Uses objects to represent an idea
b)
Uses the same words over and over
c)
Makes a theme happen
d)
Emoji's
34.
Theme
a)
I know this- we learned it in ELA 2.
b)
Who cares?
c)
It doesn't exist in poetry.
d)
I need a nap.
35.
Ms. Schleiden really likes her students!
a)
Of course!
b)
no way
c)
ugh...
d)
lolz ya right