This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry Terms – Quiz 194 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 194 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The literal meaning of a word, the dictionary meaning; opposite of connotation. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Truth. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 2. A frog sat on a log in the bog. A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Consonance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme. 3. Annotation helps you to interact with the text for better reading comprehension. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is the correct definition for the following poetic devise:personification A) Exaggerated statement to highten effect. B) Giving the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea. C) Implied comparison between 2 unlike things-NO like or as. D) Expressions that can't be translated directly into another language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea. 5. ..... poems do not have to rhyme. A) Haiku. B) Rhyming. C) Free Verse. D) Dr. Seuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Verse. 6. The angle from which a writer tells a story or poem. A) Theme. B) Point of view. C) Monologue. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of view. 7. The thick bricks stick quick A) Parallelism. B) Repetition. C) Consonance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consonance. 8. Refers to word choice A) Denotation. B) Ballad. C) Meter. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 9. Simile and metaphor function the same way but are slightly different. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The atmosphere or emotion of the poem is called A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Imagery. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 11. What term refers to a type of poetry that originated in Japan and consists of three lines with a syllable count of 5-7-5? A) Villanelle. B) Rondeau. C) Haiku. D) Pantoum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haiku. 12. Repetition of soundSally sells seashells by the seashore. A) Rhythm. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 13. In "The Raven, " the bird says again and again, "Nevermore." What is this an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 14. One repeating line in a poem A) Poetic license. B) Diction. C) Free verse. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrain. 15. Two contradictory words for effect, such as "jumbo shrimp" and "deafening silence." A) Octave. B) Ode. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 16. Repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word:(Sally sells sea shells, Arnold asks about Adam) A) Rhyme. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 17. A song or songlike poem that tells a story, usually about lost love or betrayal or death. Ballads can be sad or humorous and usually use a great deal of repetition and simple language A) Ballad. B) Ode. C) Haiku. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballad. 18. In the Bible, Daniel accurately translates mysterious writing that appears on a wall, and in doing so, he predicts the death of a king. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Investors should have seen the writing on the wall. A) An inaccurate prediction. B) A sign with important technical information. C) A clear indication of how something will turn out. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A clear indication of how something will turn out. 19. Free verse poem A) When the poem rhymes and has rhythm. B) When the poem has no rhyme or rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the poem has no rhyme or rhythm. 20. Poems can be written in many different forms! A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books