This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand A) Mood. B) Symbol. C) Theme. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 2. ..... is much like a paragraph in a story. Usually, a new idea or visual picture appears in each ..... A) Rhythm. B) Stanza. C) Line. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stanza. 3. Words or phrases repeated in writings to produce emphasis, rhythm and/or sense of urgency. A) Alliteration. B) Prosody. C) Rhyme. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 4. How many cheerleaders are there? A) 13. B) 14. C) 15. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13. 5. The way words are arranged on the page is ..... A) Line. B) Form/Structure. C) Rhythm. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Form/Structure. 6. What device is used in this sentence? Fall Fridays feel fantastic. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 7. The following is an example of a metaphor A) The squat pen rests. B) I'll dig with [my pen]. C) My belly a country I'm trying to love. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Which of the following poems has a refrain? A) Ballad. B) Sonnet. C) Haiku. D) Limerick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballad. 9. It was July, and the suntoasted the emerald grassuntil it smelled of warmthand green and life. It was July, and my heartsoaked up the air warmthuntil it sang of joyand love and life. How many lines in the poem above? A) 1 line. B) 2 lines. C) 4 lines. D) 8 lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 lines. 10. A poet is..... A) A talented writer. B) The author of a poem. C) A person who writes prose. D) Someone who couldn't make it as a writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author of a poem. 11. The narrator of the poem (not always the poet) A) Rhythm. B) Speaker. C) Symbolism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker. 12. What is the correct term for the following definition? Intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 13. A narrative poem of longer length; usually tells a sad or tragic story; contains many stanzas A) Couplet. B) Haiku. C) Rhyme. D) Ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ballad. 14. Long narrative poem about gods and heroes A) Narrative poem. B) Epic poem. C) Ballad poem. D) Dramatic poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic poem. 15. A group of lines within a poem set off from others A) Syntax. B) Cutting. C) Stanza. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stanza. 16. A reference to a well known person, place, thing, or event A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 17. An exaggeration for emphasis A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 18. What is the definition of idiom? Example:Be in hot water=to be in trouble A) An expression understood by those familiar with the language, and cannot be understood based on its literal meaning. B) Technical or specialized language. C) The opposite of what is expected to happen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expression understood by those familiar with the language, and cannot be understood based on its literal meaning. 19. What should you remember when reading a poem? A) Stop at the end of each line to capture the poet's thoughts. B) The end of a line is not necessarily the end of the thought. C) Punctuation in poetry is erratic, so ignore it. D) The most important element of a poem is its rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The end of a line is not necessarily the end of the thought. 20. Attitude or approach that the author tkaes toward the works central them or subject A) Symbol. B) Tone. C) Stanza. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. ← 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