WorksheetsTschannen_Poetry Post-Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the repetition of a word or phrase, usually at the beginning of a line
a)
anaphora
b)
alliteration
c)
end-stopped line
d)
enjambed line
2.
the repetition of beginning sounds in a sequence of words
a)
alliteration
b)
anaphora
c)
couplet
d)
tone
3.
the repetition of vowel sounds
a)
anaphora
b)
assonance
c)
end-stopped line
d)
topos
4.
an audible pause internal to a line, usually in the middle
a)
assonance
b)
caesura
c)
couplet
d)
refrain
5.
two lines of rhymed verse at the end of a stanza
a)
alliteration
b)
caesura
c)
couplet
d)
end-stopped line
6.
a line that ends with a punctuation mark and whose meaning is complete
a)
couplet
b)
end-stopped line
c)
free verse
d)
trope
7.
a "run-on" line that carries over into the next to complete its meaning
a)
end-stopped line
b)
enjambed line
c)
refrain
d)
tone
8.
poetry in which the rhythm does not repeat regularly
a)
enjambed line
b)
free verse
c)
refrain
d)
topos
9.
a phrase or line recurring at intervals
a)
alliteration
b)
free verse
c)
refrain
d)
rhythm
10.
the patterns of stresses, unstressed syllables, and pauses in language
a)
alliteration
b)
refrain
c)
rhythm
d)
topos
11.
the identification and analysis of poetic rhythm and meter
a)
scansion
b)
speech act
c)
tone
d)
trope
12.
the manner of expression (as opposed to the content)
a)
refrain
b)
scansion
c)
speech act
d)
trope
13.
the speaker's or author's attitude toward the reader, addressee, or subject matter
a)
assonance
b)
caesura
c)
speech act
d)
tone
14.
a traditional theme or motif
a)
anaphora
b)
speech act
c)
topos
d)
trope
15.
a figure of speech (such as metaphor, simile, etc.)
a)
refrain
b)
speech act
c)
topos
d)
trope
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