This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 62 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A group of lines in a poem, separated by space A) Rhythm. B) Rhyme. C) Poetry. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanza. 2. One unit of rhythm in a poem that shows the stressed/unstressed pattern A) Rhyme. B) Syllable. C) Meter. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foot. 3. The aroma of chocolate filled the air. A) Auditory. B) Visual. C) Olfactory. D) Gustatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory. 4. The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words is called ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 5. Same Starting Sound in nearby words A) Imagery. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 6. Poetry is written in ..... A) Paragraphs. B) Lines and stanzas. C) Stanzas and paragraphs. D) Fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lines and stanzas. 7. The most important point in a line of poetry; the pause or breath at the end of a line A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Line break. D) Collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Line break. 8. "loud tie / soft blue / feel blue / noisy painting / She looks hot. / painful thought / screaming pink / taste in clothes / smell fear / sweet person / music stinks / thick words" are examples of ..... A) Anaphora. B) Chiasmus. C) Synesthesia. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synesthesia. 9. The rhyme scheme of a poem is ..... A) The pattern of rhyme. B) The rhythm. C) A plan to end the poem. D) In free verse poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pattern of rhyme. 10. An emotional or social association with a word, giving meaning beyond the literal definition A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Diction. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 11. What is a metaphor in poetry? A) A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme. B) A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list. C) A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing. D) A type of poem that tells a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing. 12. Why do poets use repetition? A) To create a sing song effect to the poem. B) To make you get an image in your head. C) To create suspense in poetry. D) Emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, stress importance, and/or develop a sense of urgency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, stress importance, and/or develop a sense of urgency. 13. Slant Rhyme A) Words that rhyme, but are written at a slant. B) Words that almost rhyme, but don't really. C) Words that rhyme completely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words that almost rhyme, but don't really. 14. When what is expected is different from what actually happens A) Imagery. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 15. What is a synecdoche? A) Serious piece involving moral or spiritual advice. B) Figure of speech where a part equals the whole. C) The way the author feels about the piece. D) When the main idea in a sentence comes before a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figure of speech where a part equals the whole. 16. What is the definition of simile? A) A comparison of two ( unlike) things using the words "like", "as", or "thank". B) The normal order of the words in a poem is mixed up to create an affect. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comparison of two ( unlike) things using the words "like", "as", or "thank". 17. Comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as." A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 18. Imagery that uses words and phrases that appeal to the five senses:sight, sound, smell, touch, & taste A) Simile. B) Tone. C) Sensory detail. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory detail. 19. The holy time is quiet as a nun(William Wordsworth, "On the Beach at Calais" ) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines. It usually develops one idea. Something like a paragraph in a prose. A) Stanza. B) Tone. C) Quatrain. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. ← 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