Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Elementary Poetry Basics study set below.
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1
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
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A
A paragraph
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B
A stanza
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C
A chapter
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D
A sentence
2
Which term describes two or more words that have the same ending sound?
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A
Rhyme
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B
Alliteration
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C
Metaphor
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D
Onomatopoeia
3
What is the word for a poem that has five lines and a specific rhythm pattern?
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A
Haiku
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B
Limerick
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C
Acrostic
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D
Sonnet
4
Which poetic device repeats the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words?
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A
Alliteration
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B
Rhyme
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C
Simile
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D
Stanza
5
What is a single line of poetry often called?
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A
A verse
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B
A paragraph
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C
A caption
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D
A quote
6
Which type of poem uses the letters of a word to start each line?
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A
Acrostic
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B
Free verse
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C
Haiku
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D
Rhyming couplet
7
What is a poem that uses three lines with a syllable structure of 5, 7, 5?
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A
Haiku
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B
Limerick
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C
Ballad
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D
Epic
8
What do we call a pair of lines that rhyme and have the same meter?
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A
Couplet
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B
Quatrain
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C
Triplet
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D
Stanza
9
What is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'pop'?
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A
Onomatopoeia
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B
Simile
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C
Metaphor
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D
Alliteration
10
What poetic device compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
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A
Simile
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B
Metaphor
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C
Alliteration
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D
Personification
11
A poem that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or rhythm is known as what?
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A
Free verse
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B
Haiku
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C
Limerick
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D
Ballad
12
What do we call the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem?
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A
Rhyme scheme
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B
Stanza style
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C
Poetic beat
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D
Line count
13
Which poetic device gives human qualities to non-human objects?
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A
Personification
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B
Simile
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C
Metaphor
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D
Rhyme
14
What is a poem that tells a story called?
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A
Narrative poem
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B
Haiku
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C
Acrostic
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D
Free verse
15
What is the 'beat' or 'pulse' of a poem created by stressed and unstressed syllables?
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A
Rhythm
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B
Rhyme
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C
Stanza
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D
Tone
16
What is a stanza consisting of exactly four lines called?
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A
Quatrain
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B
Triplet
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C
Couplet
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D
Haiku
17
Which literary device is a direct comparison between two things by stating one IS the other?
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A
Metaphor
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B
Simile
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C
Alliteration
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D
Onomatopoeia
18
What is the term for the emotion or atmosphere created by a poem?
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A
Mood
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B
Rhyme
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C
Meter
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D
Stanza
19
What is a poem that expresses the poet's personal feelings or thoughts, often in a song-like style?
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A
Lyric poem
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B
Epic
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C
Haiku
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D
Acrostic
20
What is a long poem that often tells the story of a hero's adventures?
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A
Epic
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B
Haiku
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C
Limerick
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D
Couplet
21
What is the term for words that look like they rhyme but do not sound exactly the same, like 'move' and 'love'?
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A
Slant rhyme
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B
Perfect rhyme
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C
Alliteration
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D
Metaphor
22
Which part of a poem is the 'turn' where the idea or tone changes?
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A
Volta
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B
Stanza
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C
Meter
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D
Rhyme
23
What is a poem that mourns the loss of someone or something?
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A
Elegy
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B
Haiku
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C
Acrostic
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D
Limerick
24
What is a poem written to praise or glorify an event or individual?
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A
Ode
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B
Elegy
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C
Limerick
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D
Haiku
25
What is a short poem written to be inscribed on a tombstone?
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A
Epitaph
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B
Epic
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C
Haiku
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D
Ode
