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Poetry 101 Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poems do not have to rhyme.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Poetry expresses (a)   when you write about feelings (sadness, anger, humor, etc.)

3.

Narrative poems don't tell a story.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

What is a stanza?

a)

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines

b)

Repeating of a word or phrase to create rhythm

c)

A comparision of two things using like or as

d)

A group of lines within a poem, a division on poetry

5.

Rows of text in a poem.

a)

rhyme

b)

line break

c)

simile

d)

lines

6.

What is assonance?

a)

The repetition of a vowel sound without consonants

b)

The repetition of consonant sounds

c)

An exaggeration or overstatement

d)

A comparison without using like or as

7.

Repetition of the sounds.

a)

rhyme

b)

line break

c)

simile

d)

lines

8.

True or False: A meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is rhyme scheme?

a)

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem.

b)

The repeating of a word or phrase within a poem.

c)

Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme.

d)

A person, place, thing, or event that represents something else.

10.

What is alliteration?

a)

The repetition of a vowel sound without consonants

b)

The repetition of consonant sounds

c)

An exaggeration or overstatement

d)

A comparison without using like or as

11.

What is a simile?

a)

A comparison without using like or as

b)

An exaggeration or overstatement

c)

A comparison that uses like or as

d)

A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else.

12.

Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

a)

rhyme

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

simile

d)

stanza

13.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison without using like or as

b)

A comparison that uses like or as

c)

An exaggeration or overstatement

d)

A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something

14.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A comparison without using like or as

b)

An exaggeration or overstatment

c)

A comparison using like or as

d)

A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

15.

What is a symbol?

a)

A comparison without using like or as

b)

An exaggeration or overstatment

c)

A repetition of consonant sound

d)

A person, place, thing or event used to represent something else

16.

Writing that uses sensory words (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch) help form a picture in the reader's head--this is known as:

a)

immoral

b)

impossible

c)

imagination

d)

imagery

17.

Identify what type of figurative language the following sentence displays.

I came into the room to find the desks have all walked away.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Similie

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

18.

Identify what type of figurative language the following sentence displays.

Her eyes were diamonds in the moonlight.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

19.

Identify the figurative language that is used in the following sentence.

The sky was dark and gloomy, and the air was damp and raw.

a)

Simile

b)

Consonance

c)

Imagery

d)

Alliteration

20.

Identify the rhyme scheme.

One fish two fish red fish blue fish.

Black fish blue fish old fish new fish.

This one has a little star.

This one has a little car.

Say! What a lot

of fish there are.

a)

AAABBC

b)

AABBCB

c)

AABBCCD

d)

ABCDAB

21.

Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?

"Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

22.

Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?

"Whoosh... the wind blew in and slammed the door."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

23.

Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?

"Her smiled was like the Mona Lisa's."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

24.

Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?

"Grandmother made enough dinner to feed an army."

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

25.

Which is the rhyme scheme in the following stanza?

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village, though;

He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods

I'll up with snow.

a)

a, a, b, a

b)

a, b, a, a

c)

a, b, b, a

d)

a, a, b ,b

26.

Which is the rhyme scheme in the following stanza?

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

Sugar is sweet,

and so are you.

a)

a, b, a, c

b)

a, b, c, b

c)

a, b, c, a

d)

a, a, b, b

27.

F is for the fun we had together

R is for the relaxing time we shared together

I is for the interesting moments we had

E is for the entertaining time we spent

N is for the never-ending friendship that we'll have

D is for the days we'll never forget

This is called a(n)____________poem.

a)

acerbic

b)

aerobic

c)

acrostic

d)

narrative

28.

A Japanese poem written in three lines, usually about nature is called a:

a)

Limerick

b)

Haiku

c)

Haithere

d)

Cinquain

29.

A poem that tells a story is called a:

a)

haiku

b)

plot

c)

narrative

d)

limerick

30.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 

 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 stanza
b)
This poem has 2 stanzas
c)
This poem has 4 stanzas
d)
This poem has 8 stanzas
31.
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 

 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?
a)
This poem has 1 line
b)
This poem has 2 lines
c)
This poem has 4 lines
d)
This poem has 8 lines
32.

What genre is Poe typically known for writing?

a)

Comedy

b)

Horror

c)

Drama

d)

Plays

33.

What kinds of works did Edgar Allan Poe mainly publish?

a)

short stories and poems

b)

many novels

c)

he wrote nothing

d)

haikus

34.

What kinds of stories did Edgar Allan Poe NOT write?

a)

short stories

b)

detective stories

c)

macabre stories 

d)

romance stories

35.

Which poem put Edgar Allan Poe in the literary spotlight?

a)

Annabel Lee

b)

The Bells

c)

The Tell Tale Heart

d)

The Raven

36.

In The Raven who did the narrator hope was at the door?

a)

The raven

b)

Lenore

c)

A seraphim

d)

An echo

37.

What does the raven symbolize?

a)

wisdom

b)

sorrow

c)

Heaven

d)

birds

38.

Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?

a)

Happiness is fleeting

b)

The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever

c)

The poet will never sleep again

d)

Grief is a result of insanity

39.

In The Raven, what is the significance of the alliteration in stanza 1: "weak and weary"?

a)

It rhymes with dreary

b)

W is near the end of the alphabet signifying the end of Lenore's life

c)

It stresses the physical and mental condition of the narrator

d)

It helps set the tone that is upbeat

40.

What is free verse poetry?

(a)