About this Study Set
This study set covers Poetry through
20 practice questions.
A quiz testing basic knowledge about poetry, its forms, and famous poets. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Fundamentals of Poetry study set below.
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1
What is a poem often written in?
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A
Prose
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B
Verse
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C
Drama
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D
Fiction
2
Which of these is a common element found in poetry?
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A
Dialogue
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B
Chapters
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C
Rhyme
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D
Plot
3
Who is famous for writing 'Romeo and Juliet'?
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A
Jane Austen
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B
William Shakespeare
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C
Charles Dickens
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D
Edgar Allan Poe
4
What is a short poem, typically with four lines, called?
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A
Sonnet
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B
Haiku
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C
Ballad
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D
Quatrain
5
What poetic device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
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A
Assonance
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B
Metaphor
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C
Alliteration
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D
Onomatopoeia
6
Which famous poet wrote 'The Raven'?
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A
Robert Frost
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B
Emily Dickinson
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C
Edgar Allan Poe
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D
Langston Hughes
7
A poem that tells a story is generally known as what?
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A
Limerick
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B
Ode
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C
Lyric
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D
Ballad
8
What is the primary purpose of a simile?
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A
To create a funny rhyme
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B
To compare two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
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C
To describe a historical event
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D
To list ingredients
9
Which of these is a popular form of Japanese poetry with a 5-7-5 syllable structure?
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A
Sonnet
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B
Haiku
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C
Villanelle
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D
Cinquain
10
What is a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent person or a personified object?
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A
Personification
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B
Apostrophe
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C
Hyperbole
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D
Irony
11
Who is considered one of the most influential poets of the Romantic era in Britain?
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A
William Wordsworth
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B
T.S. Eliot
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C
Walt Whitman
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D
Sylvia Plath
12
What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?
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A
Stanza
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B
Rhyme Scheme
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C
Meter
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D
Alliteration
13
What poetic form has exactly 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?
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A
Haiku
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B
Limerick
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C
Sonnet
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D
Ballad
14
Who wrote the American Civil War poem 'O Captain! My Captain!'?
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A
Emily Dickinson
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B
Walt Whitman
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C
Robert Frost
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D
Langston Hughes
15
The use of words that imitate sounds is called:
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A
Alliteration
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B
Assonance
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C
Onomatopoeia
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D
Metaphor
16
What is a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem?
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A
Verse
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B
Stanza
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C
Sonnet
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D
Couplet
17
Who is famous for her distinctive style and poems like 'Because I could not stop for Death'?
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A
Maya Angelou
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B
Sylvia Plath
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C
Emily Dickinson
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D
Christina Rossetti
18
What is a poem's emotional attitude towards its subject called?
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A
Rhythm
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B
Tone
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C
Imagery
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D
Rhyme
19
Which poet is known for his connection to the Beat Generation and works like 'Howl'?
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A
Jack Kerouac
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B
Allen Ginsberg
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C
William S. Burroughs
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D
Bob Dylan
20
The author's choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing is known as:
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A
Syntax
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B
Imagery
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C
Diction
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D
Figurative Language
