Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Introduction to Poetry study set below.
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1
What is a group of lines in a poem called, similar to a paragraph in prose?
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A
Stanza
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B
Chapter
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C
Verse
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D
Sentence
2
What is the term for when two or more words have the same ending sound?
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A
Alliteration
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B
Rhyme
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C
Rhythm
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D
Metaphor
3
A haiku is a traditional form of poetry that originated in which country?
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A
France
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B
Greece
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C
Japan
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D
Italy
4
How many lines are in a traditional haiku poem?
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A
Three
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B
Four
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C
Five
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D
Six
5
What is the name for a poem that has fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme?
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A
Limerick
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B
Sonnet
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C
Ode
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D
Free verse
6
What is an acrostic poem?
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A
A poem about nature
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B
A poem where the first letters of each line spell a word
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C
A poem with no rhythm
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D
A poem that repeats the last line
7
What type of poem is designed to be humorous and consists of five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme?
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A
Haiku
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B
Sonnet
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C
Limerick
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D
Ballad
8
What device uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things?
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A
Metaphor
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B
Simile
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C
Personification
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D
Hyperbole
9
What is the term for the repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in a series of words?
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A
Alliteration
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B
Assonance
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C
Onomatopoeia
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D
Rhyme
10
Which term describes words that imitate the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz' or 'hiss'?
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A
Personification
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B
Onomatopoeia
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C
Metaphor
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D
Alliteration
11
What is 'free verse' poetry?
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A
Poetry with a strict rhyme scheme
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B
Poetry that must rhyme
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C
Poetry without a consistent rhyme scheme or meter
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D
Poetry that only uses one stanza
12
Giving human qualities to non-human objects or animals is known as what?
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A
Simile
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B
Metaphor
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C
Personification
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D
Imagery
13
What do you call the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?
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A
Rhythm
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B
Rhyme
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C
Stanza
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D
Tone
14
A metaphor compares two things by saying one thing IS another, without using which two words?
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A
Like or as
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B
But or though
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C
If or then
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D
And or but
15
What part of a poem creates a 'picture' in the reader's mind using descriptive language?
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A
Meter
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B
Imagery
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C
Rhythm
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D
Rhyme
16
What is the main purpose of a narrative poem?
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A
To describe an object
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B
To tell a story
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C
To express deep sorrow
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D
To teach a scientific fact
17
In a poem, what is a 'refrain'?
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A
A single word
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B
A line or group of lines that repeats at intervals
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C
The title of the poem
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D
The last word of the poem
18
What is a concrete poem?
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A
A poem about hard surfaces
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B
A poem shaped to look like its subject
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C
A poem written on a rock
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D
A poem with very short lines
19
What does the 'meter' of a poem measure?
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A
The number of stanzas
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B
The number of rhyming words
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C
The rhythmic structure of the lines
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D
The total number of words
20
Which of these is a form of poetry that usually tells a story and is meant to be sung?
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A
Ballad
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B
Haiku
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C
Limerick
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D
Acrostic
21
What is the term for the 'voice' speaking in a poem?
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A
The author
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B
The narrator
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C
The speaker
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D
The character
22
What kind of rhyme occurs when words share similar but not identical sounds?
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A
Perfect rhyme
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B
Slant rhyme
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C
End rhyme
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D
Internal rhyme
23
What is an 'epic' poem?
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A
A very short poem
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B
A long, serious poem about heroic deeds
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C
A funny five-line poem
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D
A poem written without using vowels
24
If a poem has a rhyme scheme of 'ABAB', what does that mean?
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A
Every line rhymes
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B
The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme
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C
The first two lines rhyme and the last two rhyme
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D
None of the lines rhyme
25
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
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A
The wind whispered
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B
Bright as the sun
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C
Sizzle
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D
Blue moon
