This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sample A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 2. When a non-living object has been given qualities of a person A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 3. The pattern of rhyme between the lines of a poem or song is called ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Rhyme scheme. C) Free verse. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme scheme. 4. Bang! Whoah! Cowboy! A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 5. Slam poetry is A) Poetry that is slammed against the wall. B) Poetry that is written in different fonts. C) Poetry that you are supposed to sing. D) Poetry that is performed and includes writing, competition and an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry that is performed and includes writing, competition and an audience. 6. Why do poets use alliteration in poetry? A) To create mood, rhythm, to make you laugh, or make you remember. B) To create a flow in the poem. C) To emphasize a character in poetry. D) To make you feel an emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create mood, rhythm, to make you laugh, or make you remember. 7. When writing about a poem you put the title in quotation marks A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. A) Parody. B) Pedantic. C) Periodic sentence. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 9. A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables A) Iamb. B) Trochee. C) Spondee. D) Dactyl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dactyl. 10. What kind of poem is "The Odyssey" ? A) Ballad. B) Ode. C) Epic. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic. 11. The feeling the poet is trying to covey A) Mood. B) Theme. C) Meter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 12. The overarching structure of the poem is the ..... A) Meter. B) Rhyme. C) Form. D) Conceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Form. 13. Define tone A) The reader's attitude towards the subject. B) Word choice. C) Arrangement of words. D) The author's attitude toward his subject matter or work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's attitude toward his subject matter or work. 14. "Water is cheaper than diamonds, yet humans need water, not diamonds, to survive." A) Hyperbole. B) Paradox. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 15. Comparison of unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles A) Analogy. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 16. A word that sounds like what it means. A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 17. Which term is this the definition for:Is set my the authors atitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. It is created by diction and detail. A) Stanza. B) Meter. C) Rhyme. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 18. The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or an inanimate object. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) The answer isn't here. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. What does imagery in poetry aim to do? A) Create ambiguity. B) Evoke sensory responses. C) Express irony. D) Establish rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evoke sensory responses. 20. The word 'thud', is an example of A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. ← 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