This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 144 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 144 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a hyperbole? A) They lived in a small cabin in the woods. B) The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower. C) Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar. D) The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower. 2. The attitude the poem's narrator takes towards a subject or character. A) Diction. B) Verse. C) Theme. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 3. Which of the following is the bestdescription of a Japanese Haiku? A) One that is covered in apple blossoms. B) One that has a theme of love and peac. C) A poem that has 17 syllables and a 5-7-5 pattern. D) A peom with AABBAB rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A poem that has 17 syllables and a 5-7-5 pattern. 4. A septet is A) 5 lines. B) 6 lines. C) 7 lines. D) 9 lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 lines. 5. Repeating beginning sounds in two or more words A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Hyperbole. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 6. Refers to the attitude of a writer toward a subject that they are writing about. A) Consonance. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 7. What kind of rhyme is employed in this lines from a poem:The moon never beams without bringing me dreams.And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes. A) End rhyme. B) Internal rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End rhyme. 8. A type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds; formed by words with identical consonants and different vowels, or vice versa A) Rhyme Scheme:End. B) Rhyme Scheme:Internal. C) Rhyme Scheme:Slant. D) Rhyme Scheme:Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme Scheme:Slant. 9. The repetition of vowel sounds in words close together A) Literation. B) Assonance. C) Repetition. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 10. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, often for rhythmic effect A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 11. An anthology is A) A direct comparison of two different things. B) A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems. C) Most important meal of the day. D) CASEY AT THE BAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems. 12. "Hiss" and "boom" are examples of A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Assonance. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. A long lyric poem that celebrates something or someone A) Epic. B) Sonnet. C) Couplet. D) Ode. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ode. 14. A comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 15. "Sam saw some sandy scones on the sunny side of the South." is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. What are humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme? A) Limericks. B) Haikus. C) Narrative poems. D) Lyric poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limericks. 17. Vivid descriptive language A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 18. A poem that tells a story. They will have all the elements of a short story:character, setting, conflict, and plot. A) Mood. B) Narrative Poems. C) End Rhyme. D) Lyric Poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative Poems. 19. Read the following line of poetry and decide which two poetic devices the author uses. "He was a stainless steel ruler, tall, straight and always measured in response." A) Onomatopoeia, simile. B) Alliteration, metaphor. C) Simile, hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration, metaphor. 20. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Couplet. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoetry Terms Quiz 1Poetry Terms Quiz 2Poetry Terms Quiz 3Poetry Terms Quiz 4Poetry Terms Quiz 5Poetry Terms Quiz 6Poetry Terms Quiz 7Poetry Terms Quiz 8Poetry Terms Quiz 9Poetry Terms Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books