Poetry Terms Quiz 31 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Very spread out or scattered

Correct Answer: A) Diffuse.

2. Lyric Poem

Correct Answer: B) Poem of songlike quality.

3. "Sound words;" words which try to imitate sounds

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

4. When an object or animal is given human qualities.

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

5. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse or line of poetry

Correct Answer: A) Rhythm.

6. Words that sound alike because of the similar ending sounds

Correct Answer: C) Rhyme.

7. When words or phrases reappear in a poem, it is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Repetition.

8. BONUS: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This line of poetry contains 5 unstressed/stressed groupings. What type of meter is this?

Correct Answer: B) Iambic pentameter.

9. The wind stood up and gave a yell.

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

10. What does "connotation" mean?

Correct Answer: A) Emotions and ideas associated with the word.

11. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall."

Correct Answer: B) External rhyme.

12. Which example below is an example of a pun?

Correct Answer: B) A horse is a very stable animal.

13. What word is defined as "a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art" ?

Correct Answer: D) Allusion.

14. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit of a poem, a verse; similar to a paragraph in writing.

Correct Answer: C) Stanza.

15. Moving the line away from the left margin

Correct Answer: D) Indentation.

16. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Correct Answer: C) Denotation.

17. Language that brings to mind sense impressions (appeal to your senses).Example:The autumn leaves are a blanket on the floor.

Correct Answer: C) Imagery.

18. A group of lines of verse. Paragraphs for poetry

Correct Answer: D) Stanza.

19. The last word in one line of poetry rhymes with the last word in another line.

Correct Answer: C) End Rhyme.

20. What does rhyme mean?

Correct Answer: A) When two words have the same ending vowel and consonant sound.