This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 256 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 256 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant such as "it beats ..... as it sweeps ..... as it cleans" is an example of A) Assonance. B) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 2. "The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words" is a definition of: A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 3. Which of the following types of poems stress emotion and song? A) Epic. B) Narrative. C) Epigram. D) Lyric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lyric. 4. An example of hyperbole: A) Dark black. B) The prettiest girl in the whole world. C) 5 feet 6 inches tall. D) Hundreds of people gathered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The prettiest girl in the whole world. 5. ..... is an expression whose overall meaning differs from the meaning of individual wordsExample:It's raining cats and dogs! A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 6. Limericks A) Humorous, rhyming, 5-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme. B) Pairs of rhyming lines, usually the same meter and lenth. C) A 3-lined Japanese verse form. D) Poetry that is defined by its lack of strict structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humorous, rhyming, 5-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme. 7. A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself. A) Verse. B) Refrain. C) Couplet. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refrain. 8. "Chips and Dip", "Goodnight, Sleep Tight" and "See you later, Alligator" are examples of A) Having nothing useful to say. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 9. A group of two or more lines in a poem linked by length, meter, rhymescheme, or thought. A) Stanza. B) Paragraph. C) Rhyming. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 10. Compares 2 unlike things using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 11. A pattern in a line consisting of one accented syllable and one unaccented syllable A) Foot. B) Rhyme. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foot. 12. A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner A) Parody. B) Joke. C) Anaphora. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 13. Which of the following can be described as a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of 5-7-5, and traditionally about nature? A) Haiku. B) Ballad. C) Limerick. D) Free verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haiku. 14. A comparison that gives human qualities to an object, animal, idea, or phenomenon A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 15. Poetry that does not rhyme or have rhythm A) Simile. B) Free verse. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free verse. 16. "Benzema is on cloud nine after winning the match" is a(n) ..... A) Alliteration. B) Idiom. C) Personification. D) Literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 17. Sets the pace of the poem A) Tone. B) Rhythm. C) Mood. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhythm. 18. A comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Two lines of poetry that stand alone or apart from the rest of the poem. Often these two lines will rhyme and have the same meter, but not always. A) Couplet. B) Twins. C) Dynamic duo. D) Besties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couplet. 20. "The face of nature is flawed with omens." ~~ MEDEA A) Chiasmus. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Incremental repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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