This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry Terms – Quiz 441 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 441 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My love is like a red, red rose A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 2. The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent A) Symbolism. B) Alliteration. C) Consonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 3. The high point; the moment of greatest tension or intensity. The climax can occur at any point in a poem, and can register on different levels, e.g. narrative, rhetorical, or formal. A) Climax. B) Cutting. C) Chiasmus. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 4. A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" is called a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 5. Denouement is what A) The start/exposition of a narrative. B) The development of a narrative. C) The twist within a narrative. D) The resolution of a narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The resolution of a narrative. 6. What type of rhyme scheme does a limerick have? A) Abba. B) ABABA. C) THE FATHER. D) FATHER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THE FATHER. 7. A type of narrative poem that tells a story. It is meant to be sung or recited. It contains a setting, plot, conflict, and characters. A) Ballad. B) Epic. C) Free Verse. D) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballad. 8. Words used by writers to appeal to a reader's five senses is referred to as: A) Imagery. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 9. A word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated at times throughout a poem or song, especially at the end of a stanza A) Near or slant rhyme. B) End rhyme. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrain. 10. Words whose sounds suggest their emotions, Pow! Bang! Ouch! A) Onomatopoeia. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 11. A pair of lines of poetry that rhyme is called A) Alliteration. B) Poetry. C) Couplet. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couplet. 12. Shakespeare uses a ..... in this line "To be or not to be, that is the question" A) Cutting. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Enjambment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting. 13. A word whose sound suggests its meaning A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 14. Marking the pattern of rhyme using alphabetical letters. A) Rhyme Scheme. B) Rhyme. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme Scheme. 15. Two consecutive lines with end rhyme and the same rhythm A) Couplet. B) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couplet. 16. The snow is a white blanket. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 17. Basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word A) Connotation. B) Malapropism. C) Theme. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denotation. 18. Two or more words that repeat the same sound in part of the word. ex. Bang & Clang A) Repetition. B) Connotation. C) Rhyme. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme. 19. What is a phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated several times in a poem? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrain. 20. Making a comparison using like or asex. The dolphin squealed like a dog's squeak toy! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Assonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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