This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry Terms – Quiz 366 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 366 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The organization of the parts of the poem are referred to as A) Hyperbole. B) Theme. C) Feet. D) Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Form. 2. A POET is a person who writes poetry. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Choose the simile A) I got an A on my math test. B) It is very cold outside. C) The sunset was like cotton candy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sunset was like cotton candy. 4. Read the sentence below. The word tranquil has a ..... connotation.The baby looked tranquil as he slept. A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 5. Two or more different or opposing ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a story or poem so they can be compared or contrasted.light vs. darkTwo siblings in a story are opposites-one is always good and one is always evil.A butler spends his days in a beautiful mansion dressed in a tuxedo, but returns home to a closet-sized apartment in a rundown part of town. A) Juxtaposition. B) Imagery. C) Tone. D) External conflict. E) Inner conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 6. What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse? Ex (AABB) A) Rhyme scheme. B) Slant rhyme. C) Internal rhyme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme scheme. 7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a lyric poem A) It is short. B) It tells a story. C) It has a single speaker. D) It expresses thoughts and emotions. E) It has a single "big" idea or message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells a story. 8. A simile is when ..... A) You compare two things using the words "like" or "as". B) You make rhyming words. C) You use your senses to write a song. D) You tell a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You compare two things using the words "like" or "as". 9. The freshman class is the largest by student count. Which is the second largest? A) Sophomores. B) Juniors. C) Seniors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sophomores. 10. A short poem that expressed the thoughts of a single speaker. A) Narrative. B) Dramatic. C) Comedic. D) Lyric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lyric. 11. A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Foreshadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. A free-form poem, which has no particular structure or rhythm. It does not have regular rhymes, and the lines may be different lengths and have different patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. A) Elegy. B) Free Verse. C) Freebie. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Verse. 13. Which sentence contains the simile ..... A) Her face was as a red as a rose. B) John played basketball on Tuesday. C) Susan is going to the mall. D) Paul wants a new bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her face was as a red as a rose. 14. What does "refrain" mean? A) Rhymes at the end of lines. B) A repeated sound, word, or phrase. C) Something that stands for something else. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A repeated sound, word, or phrase. 15. When you make a claim you must have concrete details or ..... A) Recommend, hint at, imply. B) (to make) an educated guess. C) Words or phrases that show text evidence. D) Sources of information; such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words or phrases that show text evidence. 16. Features standard English and formal grammar A) Informal tone. B) Formal tone. C) Lyric. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal tone. 17. True or False:Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Treasure Island (an excerpt) by Robert Louis Stevenson I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow-a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards. What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain? A) He is in need of first aid. B) He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest. C) He has grown frail and tired with old age. D) He has had a rough and adventurous life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has had a rough and adventurous life. 19. Darla is a star of our family. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. The repetition of vowel sounds that are close together is called ..... A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. ← 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