Poetry Terms Quiz 342 (20 MCQs)

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1. Type of meter that has (3) syllables, ( unstressed$\rightarrow$ unstressed$\rightarrow$stressed)

Correct Answer: A) Anapest.

2. "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun?" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

3. A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings, originally created to be sung

Correct Answer: A) Lyric poem.

4. A regular pattern of accented syllables separated by unaccented syllables, helps distinguish poetry from prose.

Correct Answer: D) Rhythm.

5. One's own thoughts, feelings, reflections, and analysis to a work of art.

Correct Answer: D) Personal Response.

6. I love hiking and I can't wait to hike over Thanksgiving. Add the comma.

Correct Answer: A) I love hiking, and I can't wait to hike over Thanksgiving.

7. A pair of lines back to back that are exactly the same.

Correct Answer: A) Refrain.

8. Italian sonnets have a particular rhyme scheme-

Correct Answer: C) ABBA ABBA-THE LAST 6 LINES ARE UP TO THE AUTHOR.

9. What type of figurative language is shown? Nancy's nephew needs new notebooks.

Correct Answer: D) Alliteration.

10. The main difference between assonance and consonance is ..... and .....

Correct Answer: C) Vowels and consonants.

11. The most common units of structure in a poem are the ..... and the .....

Correct Answer: C) Lines; stanza.

12. A short poem of song like quality

Correct Answer: C) Lyric poem.

13. The linesbelow have no rhyme or meter, so they are classified as ..... ? It'scold ..... and I wait Forsomeone to shelter me Andtake me from here.

Correct Answer: B) Free verse.

14. Leiningen lived in

Correct Answer: C) Brazil.

15. The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break

Correct Answer: B) Enjambment.

16. The narrator is the same as the speaker.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. A brief statement outlining the main points.

Correct Answer: C) Summarize / summary.

18. Take advantage of the present time; "seize the day"

Correct Answer: B) Carpe diem.

19. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley were proud to say they were completely normal.

Correct Answer: B) Prose.

20. When reading a poem rate is

Correct Answer: B) The speed at which the poem is read.