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Worksheets"Know the Lingo" Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
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1.
Stanza is...
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
b)
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
c)
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
d)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
2.
Meter is...
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
b)
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
c)
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
d)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
3.
A symbol is...
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
b)
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
c)
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
d)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
4.
Consonance is...
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm.
b)
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
c)
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
d)
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
5.
A ballad is...
a)
A story/narrative in poetic form.
b)
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
d)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
6.
Rhythm is...
a)
A story/narrative in poetic form.
b)
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
d)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
7.
Assonance is...
a)
A story/narrative in poetic form.
b)
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
d)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
8.
Theme is...
a)
A story/narrative in poetic form.
b)
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
c)
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
d)
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
9.
Diction is...
a)
The author’s specific word choice.
b)
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
c)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
d)
A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle
10.
Tone is...
a)
The author’s specific word choice.
b)
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
c)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
d)
A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle
11.
Free Verse is...
a)
The author’s specific word choice.
b)
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
c)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
d)
A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle
12.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
The author’s specific word choice.
b)
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
c)
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
d)
A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle
13.
A metaphor is...
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is a battlefield.
b)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is like a battlefield
c)
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
d)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line. Ex: If this were a poem, this would be an example of the technique.
14.
A simile is...
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is a battlefield.
b)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is like a battlefield
c)
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
d)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line. Ex: If this were a poem, this would be an example of the technique.
15.
Allusion is...
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is a battlefield.
b)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is like a battlefield
c)
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
d)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line. Ex: If this were a poem, this would be an example of the technique.
16.
Enjambment...
a)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is a battlefield.
b)
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.” Ex: Love is like a battlefield
c)
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
d)
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line. Ex: If this were a poem, this would be an example of the technique.
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