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Worksheets21st Century Lit Quiz #2 - Elements of Poetry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Choose the letter of the best answer.
How many lines does an English sonnet has?
8
14
17
21
How many lines does an Italian sonnet has?
14
11
19
20
This element refers to the speaker in the poem.
Theme
Writer
Persona
Point of View
Which poems are usually sung?
Descriptive
Lyrical
Sonnets
Epics
English sonnets are also called ________.
Petrarchan
Elizabethan
Shakespearean
Arthurian
Which line shows an example of alliteration?
'Some lowly goers on the boats,'
'August, august, august,'
'A warn, winter Wednesday,'
'Hear the ticking of the clock,'
A four-line stanza in poetry.
couplet
dactyl
apatan
quatrain
A form of lyric poem that mourns the dead.
eulogy
elegy
epic
ode
The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of each line in a stanza.
sound devices
feet
measurement
rhyme scheme
It is often used by writers to symbolize surrender, truce, or ceasefire?
a white flag
a checkered flag
a pastel flag
a white-inked letter
Read the statements carefully and identify what imagery is used - visual, olfactory, auditory, gustatory, tactile.
“The garden was enveloped with darkness, pitch black with not a single hint of starlight as the moon hides itself behind the thick clouds,”
“The piercing shriek of the child breaks the silence inside the manor, alarming every sleeping soul within the vicinity.”
“The Turkish delight was sweet, sugary, almost melting the same time she takes a bite, and it reminds her of her mother’s homemade ones,”
“The cool metal kisses my skin as I lean against the compact book shelf on the left side of the library,”
“The shop whiffs of coffee and old book pages, and sometimes, a little bit of buttery cookies baked at seven in the morning,”
Read the statements carefully and identify what figurative language is used.
“Look, I get it. You want to see your precious Stella. But trust me, I’ve looked a hundred times inside the hall and not a single strand of hair, Julien!”
“The stars tonight brilliantly shine like those sparkly glitters dotted over a black cloth,”
“Wow, what a nice weather! All the muddy grounds, too! I just hope it’s rainy every day because I enjoy getting soaked in the middle of the day,” says Dylan, scowling deeply at the skies in distaste.
“It took him a moment to realize that the entire city screams in all Filipino glory – hinting that Manila is waving hello at him,”
“This entire mission is a house of cards – one wrong move and we crumble, remember that.”
