This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry Terms – Quiz 456 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 456 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which poetry term can be found in the following example? Ike lies in ice cream. A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Pun. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 2. End Stop can be best defined as ..... A) Continuation of a sentence in a line of poetry. B) When a line of poetry has a period at the end of each line. C) A break at the end of a line, denoted by a comma, period, or other punctuation mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A break at the end of a line, denoted by a comma, period, or other punctuation mark. 3. Which term means a word that sounds like what it means? A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 4. Enjambed line A) A line of poetry in which the meaning of the line requires the reader to continue on to the next line without pausing for punctuation. B) A line of poetry that contains a single word. C) A line of poetry that contains a single syllable. D) A line of poetry that contains a single letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A line of poetry in which the meaning of the line requires the reader to continue on to the next line without pausing for punctuation. 5. A genre of poetry that expresses personal and emotional feelings. A) Haiku. B) Narrative. C) Lyric. D) Free Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyric. 6. What might happen if you heard an idiom you weren't familiar with? A) You'd be able to deduce the idiom's meanings from the literal meanings of the words. B) You'd have trouble figuring out what that idiom meant. C) You'd have to assume the idiom's words had opposite meanings. D) You'd have to consult a dicitonary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You'd have trouble figuring out what that idiom meant. 7. A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 8. A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains A) Stanza. B) Simile. C) Shakespearean Sonnet. D) Pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 9. ..... is a poem that does not have regular meter or rhyme. A) Line. B) Rhyme. C) Refrain. D) Free verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free verse. 10. The use of an object, person, place, or idea to represent something beyond its literal meaning, often used to convey deeper layers of meaning or themes in a poem A) Stanza. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 11. This refers to the way a poem is presented to the reader. A) Structure. B) Tone. C) Theme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structure. 12. Emotional associations A) Connotation. B) Analyze. C) Poetry. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 13. Which list of words is NOT related to poetry? A) Tercet, couplet, cinquain and free verse. B) Limerick, stanza, ballad and diamante. C) Sonnet, bonnet, haiku and anime. D) Acrostic, concrete, stanza and rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonnet, bonnet, haiku and anime. 14. Emotional or figurative value of words that goes beyond dictionary definition A) Connotation. B) Meter. C) Speaker. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 15. Comparing something using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 16. An exaggerated statement is a ..... A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 17. Reversal of usual order of words to achieve emphasis. A) Conversion. B) Paradoxical. C) Inversion. D) Lyric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inversion. 18. A line of poetry containing three metrical feet A) Tetrameter. B) Three meters. C) Pentameter. D) Hexameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three meters. 19. A word whose sound is similar to a thing to action. A) Rhythm. B) Brand names. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brand names. 20. A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.(Like a beat in music) A) Rhythm. B) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhythm. ← 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