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21st Century Lit Quiz #2 - Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the letter of the best answer.

How many lines does an English sonnet has?

a)

8

b)

14

c)

17

d)

21

2.

How many lines does an Italian sonnet has?

a)

14

b)

11

c)

19

d)

20

3.

This element refers to the speaker in the poem.

a)

Theme

b)

Writer

c)

Persona

d)

Point of View

4.

Which poems are usually sung?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Lyrical

c)

Sonnets

d)

Epics

5.

English sonnets are also called ________.

a)

Petrarchan

b)

Elizabethan

c)

Shakespearean

d)

Arthurian

6.

Which line shows an example of alliteration?

a)

'Some lowly goers on the boats,'

b)

'August, august, august,'

c)

'A warn, winter Wednesday,'

d)

'Hear the ticking of the clock,'

7.

A four-line stanza in poetry.

a)

couplet

b)

dactyl

c)

apatan

d)

quatrain

8.

A form of lyric poem that mourns the dead.

a)

eulogy

b)

elegy

c)

epic

d)

ode

9.

The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of each line in a stanza.

a)

sound devices

b)

feet

c)

measurement

d)

rhyme scheme

10.

It is often used by writers to symbolize surrender, truce, or ceasefire?

a)

a white flag

b)

a checkered flag

c)

a pastel flag

d)

a white-inked letter

11.

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,”

4 lines
12.

“The piercing shriek of the child breaks the silence inside the manor, alarming every sleeping soul within the vicinity.”

4 lines
13.

“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,”

4 lines
14.

“The cool metal kisses my skin as I lean against the compact book shelf on the left side of the library,”

4 lines
15.

“The shop whiffs of coffee and old book pages, and sometimes, a little bit of buttery cookies baked at seven in the morning,”

4 lines
16.

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!”

4 lines
17.

“The stars tonight brilliantly shine like those sparkly glitters dotted over a black cloth,”

4 lines
18.

“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.

4 lines
19.

“It took him a moment to realize that the entire city screams in all Filipino glory – hinting that Manila is waving hello at him,”

4 lines
20.

“This entire mission is a house of cards – one wrong move and we crumble, remember that.”

4 lines