Poetry Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

Correct Answer: A) Assonance.

2. What does the lamb symbolize in "The Lamb?"

Correct Answer: D) Christ.

3. Children sometimes misjudge their parents. What does misjudge mean?

Correct Answer: C) Misunderstand.

4. The main subject that is being discussed in a poem, is:

Correct Answer: B) Theme.

5. The last stripe of the rainbow is .....

Correct Answer: B) Red.

6. How many parts does the unseen section have?

Correct Answer: B) 2.

7. What is this?"a tuna, the dark prince"

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

8. Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words is ..... (Ex. We will win if we work hard.)

Correct Answer: A) Alliteration.

9. Which of these does the word "whilst" most likely mean?

Correct Answer: B) While.

10. "The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: D) Imagery.

11. How do you find clues about the meaning of the poem before you've even read them?

Correct Answer: D) Look at both questions and the titles.

12. The fifth stripe of the rainbow is .....

Correct Answer: C) Yellow.

13. When was Vergil born?

Correct Answer: A) 70 BCE.

14. Poets often use ..... to represent ideas or qualities

Correct Answer: A) Symbolism.

15. "But still, like air, I'll rise, " this line is an example of which type of figurative language?

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

16. What is a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit?

Correct Answer: C) Stanza.

17. What is a thing that represents something else?

Correct Answer: B) Symbol.

18. The use of a litst of items, objects, actions, etc.

Correct Answer: D) Catalog.

19. Define figure of speech

Correct Answer: A) Means something different from what it actually says.

20. "Our life is like a thorny roseNot perfect, but always beautiful."

Correct Answer: A) Simile.