Poetry Terms Quiz 396 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which word means a group of lines in a poem?

Correct Answer: D) Stanza.

2. This is a 14 line poem often with a turn and a prescribed rhyme scheme.

Correct Answer: C) Sonnet.

3. Enjambment could best be defined as .....

Correct Answer: A) The continuing of a sentence/idea after the line breaks.

4. Type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase.

Correct Answer: D) Acrostic.

5. Repeating of identical vowel sounds

Correct Answer: D) Assonance.

6. Similar to free verse-poetry that doesn't have a set rhythm, line length, or rhyme scheme

Correct Answer: A) Open form.

7. ..... is a word that imitates a sound.

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

8. "I am smarter than all the scientists in the world!" is an example of:

Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole.

9. This poetic device is similar to alliteration except repeated consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words, not just at the beginning

Correct Answer: B) Consonance.

10. Who wrote "I LIke to See It Lap the Miles" ?

Correct Answer: A) Emily Dickinson.

11. Imagism was a movement in the Modern Literature which .....

Correct Answer: B) Presented accurate, precise and definite descriptions.

12. What is the definition of a haiku?

Correct Answer: D) A three-line Japanese form of poetry with a specific syllable pattern.

13. Enjambment and End Stop both represent this term:

Correct Answer: A) Line Break.

14. An ..... is a word or phrase (an expression) which means something different from what it says.

Correct Answer: D) Idiom.

15. What type of figurative language is a comparison using "like" or "as" ?

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

16. The smallest part of a poem is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Line.

17. Japanese verse 3 non-rhyming lines in 5, 7, 5 syllables

Correct Answer: A) Haiku.

18. Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it.

Correct Answer: B) Prose.

19. The repetition of vowel sound in poetry

Correct Answer: A) Assonance.

20. A poem that tells a story with characters and a plot is called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Narrative poem.