This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 448 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 448 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. That though they never equal stars in size A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. The feeling a literary work or passage evokes for the reader A) Mood. B) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 3. "The western wave was all aflame.The day was well nigh done!" This is an example of a synecdoche in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What does the "wave" refer to? A) A wave. B) The ocean. C) High Fives. D) Sea Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ocean. 4. If I am being literal, I ..... A) Use rhyme at the end. B) Mean directly what I'm saying. C) Am intentionally exaggerating or using metaphor. D) Am using satire/being sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mean directly what I'm saying. 5. What term refers to a type of metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables? A) Trochee. B) Spondee. C) Anapest. D) Dactyl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anapest. 6. A poem that has no rhyme or meter is called a ..... verse poem. A) Free. B) Not free. C) Loose. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free. 7. What is the author's writing voice? A) The basic form of a poem. B) The intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns. C) The author's unique articulation or expression of language. D) The literary works focused on expression of feelings and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's unique articulation or expression of language. 8. An extended comparison between two things where there are multiple things in common. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Analogy. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 9. Which of these words is a "verb?" A) Slowly. B) Carpet. C) Main Street. D) Seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seeing. 10. "The tree whispered in the wind" is an example of which kind of figurative language? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 11. What is the definition of figurative language? A) Language NOT meant to be interpreted exactly. B) Dictionary definition of a word. C) Suggested meaning of a word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language NOT meant to be interpreted exactly. 12. Dictionary definition of the word A) Connotation. B) Dictionary. C) Denotation. D) Feelings, thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 13. 4 line poem A) Quatrain. B) Couplet. C) Ballad. D) Haiku. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quatrain. 14. What is the pattern of words that rhyme at the end of the verse? A) Rhyme. B) Meter. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme scheme. 15. The beat of a poem is called a ..... A) Rhythm. B) Connotation. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhythm. 16. A reference to something or someone famous or well-known A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 17. Group of lines in a poem A) Stanza. B) Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 18. "How long, woman? That is decided; done; finished." ~~ MEDEA A) Multi-connectors. B) Alliteration. C) Unrelated. D) Incremental repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unrelated. 19. Words that represent sound are called? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 20. A type of poem with rules to be followed when writing. A) Form. B) End Rhyme. C) Line. D) Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form. ← 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