WorksheetsAnalyzing Iambic and Trochaic Meter Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
1) What is a metrical "foot" in poetry?
a)
a) A single line of verse
b)
b) A group of two or more syllables forming a basic unit of rhythm
c)
c) The number of lines in a stanza
d)
d) The rhyme pattern of a poem
2.
2) An "iamb" consists of which stress pattern?
a)
a) Stressed then unstressed ( / u )
b)
b) Unstressed then stressed ( u / )
c)
c) Three unstressed syllables ( u u u )
d)
d) Two stressed syllables ( / / )
3.
3) A "trochee" consists of which stress pattern?
a)
a) Unstressed then stressed ( u / )
b)
b) Stressed then unstressed ( / u )
c)
c) Unstressed, unstressed, stressed ( u u / )
d)
d) Two unstressed syllables ( u u )
4.
4) How many metrical feet are in a line of poetry written in pentameter?
a)
a) Three
b)
b) Four
c)
c) Five
d)
d) Six
5.
5) What is the meter of a line with five iambs?
a)
a) Iambic Tetrameter
b)
b) Iambic Trimeter
c)
c) Trochaic Pentameter
d)
d) Iambic Pentameter
6.
6) Which meter is also known as "the running meter" due to its quick, descending rhythm?
a)
a) Dactylic
b)
b) Iambic
c)
c) Anapestic
d)
d) Trochaic
7.
7) Analyze the line from a famous Shakespearean sonnet: "Shall I | comPARE | thee TO | a SUM | mer's DAY?" What is its meter?
a)
a) Trochaic Pentameter
b)
b) Iambic Trimeter
c)
c) Iambic Pentameter
d)
d) Trochaic Tetrameter
8.
8) Analyze the line from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven": "ONce up | on a MID | night DREARy..." What is its meter?
a)
a) Iambic Tetrameter
b)
b) Trochaic Tetrameter
c)
c) Dactylic Hexameter
d)
d) Iambic Pentameter
9.
9) Consider the line: "The SUN | is SHIN | ing BRIGHT | ly now." How many iambic feet are in this line?
a)
a) Three feet
b)
b) Four feet
c)
c) Five feet
d)
d) Six feet
10.
10) The line "DOUble, | DOUble | TOIL and | TROUble..." from Shakespeare's Macbeth is a classic example of what meter?
a)
a) Iambic Tetrameter
b)
b) Iambic Pentameter
c)
c) Trochaic Tetrameter
d)
d) Anapestic Trimeter
11.
11) Which of the following words is a natural iamb? (Think about its pronunciation)
a)
a) POet
b)
b) APple
c)
c) aLONE
d)
d) PArty
12.
12) Which of the following words is a natural trochee? (Think about its pronunciation)
a)
a) conTAIN
b)
b) perHAPS
c)
c) HAPpy
d)
d) beLIEVE
13.
13) The line "He WENT | to TOWN | to GET | some BREAD." is written in what meter?
a)
a) Trochaic Tetrameter
b)
b) Iambic Tetrameter
c)
c) Iambic Trimeter
d)
d) Anapestic Tetrameter
14.
14) The line "Tell me | not in | mournful | numbers..." is primarily what kind of meter?
a)
a) Iambic
b)
b) Trochaic
c)
c) Dactylic
d)
d) Anapestic
15.
15) In a line of poetry, what is the term for a metrical foot that deviates from the main pattern?
a)
a) A Caesura
b)
b) An Enjambment
c)
c) A Substitution
d)
d) A Stanza break
16.
16) A line with three trochaic feet is called a:
a)
a) Trochaic Trimeter
b)
b) Trochaic Tetrameter
c)
c) Iambic Trimeter
d)
d) Iambic Pentameter
17.
17) What effect does the use of iambic meter often have on a poem?
a)
a) It creates a feeling of chaos and instability.
b)
b) It creates a fast-paced, breathless rhythm.
c)
c) It creates a natural, conversational, and steady rhythm.
d)
d) It slows the poem down to a crawl.
18.
18) What effect does the use of trochaic meter often have on a poem?
a)
a) It creates a calm, soothing tone.
b)
b) It creates a natural, conversational feel.
c)
c) It creates a forceful, abrupt, or musical rhythm.
d)
d) It makes the poem sound like prose.
19.
19) The line "He WALKED | to SCHOOL | and THOUGHT | aBOUT | his FRIENDS." has what meter?
a)
a) Iambic Tetrameter
b)
b) Trochaic Pentameter
c)
c) Iambic Pentameter
d)
d) Anapestic Tetrameter
20.
20) A line of poetry with four feet, each consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, is called:
a)
a) Iambic Tetrameter
b)
b) Trochaic Tetrameter
c)
c) Iambic Trimeter
d)
d) Trochaic Pentameter
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