Poetry Terms Quiz 306 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. (Note:stressed beats tend to be longer while unstressed beats are shorter) is a note from:

Correct Answer: B) Meter.

2. The descriptive words and phrases a writer uses to create sensory experiences is called:

Correct Answer: B) Imagery.

3. A single line in a poem

Correct Answer: D) Line.

4. Short, highly musical verse that converys powerful feelings

Correct Answer: A) Lyric poetry.

5. Alliteration refers to the repetition of ..... consonant sounds.

Correct Answer: A) Beginning.

6. A message about life or human nature or experiences the poet wants to share with the reader.

Correct Answer: C) Theme.

7. The phrase "Hope is the thing with feathers" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

8. The flowers tossed their heads at the calling of the wind.

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

9. "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor"This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Assonance.

10. A stanza with four lines.

Correct Answer: D) Quatrain.

11. What is the definition of metonymy?

Correct Answer: A) Metonymy is the use of something closely related for the thing actually meant.

12. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

13. The pattern of ending rhymes; a different letter of the alphabet is assigned to each rhyme.

Correct Answer: D) Rhyme scheme.

14. The attitudes and feelings associated with a word, may be positive or negative.

Correct Answer: A) Connotation.

15. Stanza means

Correct Answer: B) A single section of a poem.

16. What figurative language is used in this sentence? "Theboy was a statue when the train passed him by"

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

17. A pattern of rhyme at the end of lines in a poem (measured with letters ..... ABC, etc) is called a:

Correct Answer: B) Rhyme Scheme.

18. Words that are opposite

Correct Answer: D) Antonym.

19. Sound effects in poetry can be best defined as .....

Correct Answer: A) The way the words and lines sound to the reader will affect the mood, tone, fluency, and possible even the meaning of the poem.

20. Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words

Correct Answer: A) Alliteration.