This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme? A) Verse. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verse. 2. The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning:hum, click, and boom, are examples of: A) Rhythm. B) Paraphrase. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 3. Why isn't "The Passionate Shepherd" very realistic? A) He doesn't explain where the shepherd boys came from. B) He doesn't mention any cities. C) He is very sensitive-men usually aren't in poems. D) He doesn't mention any hardships of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He doesn't mention any hardships of life. 4. A traditional form of Japanese poetry about nature; has 3 lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5) A) Haiku. B) Free verse. C) Concrete. D) Lyric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haiku. 5. The author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Simile. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 6. Words at the end of lines that rhyme are called ..... A) End Rhyme. B) Internal Rhyme. C) Exact Rhyme. D) Near Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End Rhyme. 7. Which writing materials were used to write poetry? A) Paper. B) Pen. C) Papyrus. D) Computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Papyrus. 8. Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story? A) "The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm in the park. In the distance, there was the pleasant noise of children laughing.". B) "The restaurant was packed. The waitress balanced three dishes on her arm and moved carefully around the large, round tables. Everyone's plates were full.". C) "At the amusement park, the ticket counter hadn't opened yet. It was still too early. But the warm smell of hot dogs and pretzels was already filling the air with the promise of fun.". D) "The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves.". 9. What is another name for a play? A) Poem. B) Novel. C) Story. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drama. 10. What is NOT true of sonnet form? A) A fourteen line poem. B) A poem written in iambic pentameter. C) A poem with ABAB rhyme scheme. D) A poem about death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A poem about death. 11. Where would you find setting? A) Prose. B) Drama. C) Poetry. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Why does the speaker give the cashier money and one of his oranges? A) The saleslady looked hungry. B) He likes giving oranges away. C) He can't afford the piece of chocolate. D) The saleslady was going to call the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He can't afford the piece of chocolate. 13. The ..... is the feeling the poet is trying to convey. A) Mood. B) Theme. C) Picture. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 14. The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.QUESTION:What tone do these lines in the poem convey? A) Contemplative. B) Refreshed. C) Empowered. D) Irritated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Empowered. 15. In A POISON TREE, From stanza 1, who is the persona angry with at first? A) A friend. B) A foe. C) A tree. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A friend. 16. Shelly sells shells by the seashore A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Denotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 17. Why was the printing press an important new invention that changed the audience for literature? A) It created books faster. B) It made it easier for nobles to get books. C) It made it possible to print more Bibles. D) It made books more inexpensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It made books more inexpensive. 18. Repeated consonant sounds at the ENDS of wordsOn the top of the step he will tip his cap . A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 19. How do you structure you answer to part a (30 minutes) A) ITEWAEC. B) Compare both poems. C) Write one MILSTYP essay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write one MILSTYP essay. 20. One of the elements of Gothic literature is ..... settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars. A) Supernatural. B) Gloomy. C) Isolation. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gloomy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesPoetry Quiz 1Poetry Quiz 2Poetry Quiz 3Poetry Quiz 4Poetry Quiz 5Poetry Quiz 6Poetry Quiz 7Poetry Quiz 8Poetry Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books