WorksheetsPoetry Quiz
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a stanza in poetry?
A single line in a poem
A group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem
The title of a poem
The rhyme scheme of a poem
How can a stanza be described in terms of prose?
Sentences of poetry
Words of poetry
"Paragraphs" of poetry
Chapters of poetry
What are the principles of arrangement in a poem referred to as?
Form
Structure
Rhythm
Meter
Which of the following is NOT included in the principles of arrangement in a poem?
Line length
Placement of lines
Grouping of lines into stanzas
Rhyme scheme
What is a quatrain in poetry?
A) A two-line stanza
B) A three-line stanza
C) A four-line stanza
D) A five-line stanza
Which stanza form is the most common in English poetry?
A) Couplet
B) Tercet
C) Quatrain
D) Sestet
What is a couplet?
A rhymed pair of lines & may be written in any rhythmic pattern
A single line of poetry
A stanza of four lines
A poem with no rhyme
What is the term for the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings?
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?
Silent
Buzz
Bright
Soft
What is consonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds within and at the end of words
The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words
The repetition of syllables within and at the end of words
The repetition of words within and at the end of sentences
How does consonance differ from rhyme?
Consonance involves the repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance involves the repetition of entire words
In consonance, vowel sounds before or following the repeated consonant sounds differ
In consonance, the repeated consonant sounds are identical
What is one purpose of using consonance in poetry?
To create a visual image
To create a musical quality, to emphasize words, or unify a poem
To confuse the reader
To lengthen the poem
What is the term for a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?
Rhythm
Meter
Rhyme
Verse
What is the term for the musical quality of language produced by the meter of a poem?
Rhyme
Rhythm
Alliteration
Stanza
What is a foot in poetry?
A type of rhyme scheme
A unit of meter
A stanza in a poem
A type of poem
How many types of metrical feet are mentioned?
2
3
4
5
Which of the following is a type of metrical foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable?
Trochee
Dactyl
Anapest
Iamb
What is the pattern of a trochee?
Stressed, unstressed
Unstressed, stressed
2 unstressed, stressed
Stressed, 2 unstressed
What is the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words called?
Alliteration
Rhyme
Metaphor
Simile
What is Blank Verse?
Rhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Rhymed poetry written in free verse
Unrhymed poetry written in free verse
What does Blank Verse imitate?
The natural rhythms of French speech
The natural rhythms of English speech
The natural rhythms of Spanish speech
The natural rhythms of German speech
Who mostly used Blank Verse?
Charles Dickens
Jane Austen
William Shakespeare
Mark Twain
What is the metrical pattern of iambic pentameter?
3 feet
4 feet
5 feet
6 feet
In iambic pentameter, each foot is made up of which two types of syllables?
Stressed, unstressed
Unstressed, stressed
Stressed, stressed
Unstressed, unstressed
What is the most common meter used in English poetry?
Trochaic tetrameter
Anapestic trimeter
Iambic pentameter
Dactylic hexameter
What is internal rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry
Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
Rhyme that occurs in the middle of a stanza
Rhyme that occurs in the first line of a poem
What is an external rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines
Rhyme that occurs within a single line
Rhyme that occurs at the beginning of lines
Rhyme that does not follow a pattern
What is a rhyme scheme in a poem?
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem
A type of poem with no rhymes
A poem's title
A list of all the words in a poem
How is a rhyme scheme noted in a poem?
By assigning a number to each line
By assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line
By using different colors for each line
By writing the lines in bold
What happens to lines that rhyme in a rhyme scheme?
They are given different letters
They are given the same letter
They are ignored
They are underlined
What is an oxymoron?
A type of metaphor
A special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms
A form of hyperbole
A type of simile
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Silent scream
Sweet melody
Bright darkness
Brawling love
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
The use of rhyme at the end of lines.
The use of metaphor in poetry.
Which of the following is an example of assonance?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The cat sat on the mat.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words
The use of rhyme at the end of lines
The use of metaphor in poetry
What is one purpose of using sound devices in literature?
To create visual imagery
To enhance auditory effect
To improve grammatical structure
To increase word count
How can sound devices affect a literary work?
They can make it more colorful
They can convey meaning and mood
They can simplify the language
They can reduce the length
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
The use of rhyme at the end of lines.
The use of metaphor in poetry.
Which of the following lines is an example of assonance?
The cat sat on the mat.
Only their UsUal maneUvers, dear.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
