Poetry Quiz #2

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This is our second poetry quiz reflecting our second poetry lesson.


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  • 2. 

    Is the statement "She sang like a bird", an alliteration?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
  • 3. 

    An aabb rhyme scheme is also known as a 

    Correct Answer
    couplet rhyme
  • 4. 

    What is it called when beginning sounds repeat in a poem?

    • Rhyming

    • Alliteration

    • Onomatopoeia

    • Caesura

    Correct Answer
    A. Alliteration
  • 5. 

    Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn… What device is poet TS Eliot using to really show his discouragement?

    Correct Answer
    repetition
  • 6. 

    What is "caesura"?

    • A break or pause at the end of a line of poetry

    • When a sentence is stretched over two lines of a poem

    • A break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry

    • The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a poem

    Correct Answer
    A. A break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry
  • 7. 

    This uses a lot of what type of device to illustrate the storm?

    • Imagery

    • Onomatpoeia

    • Rhymes

    • Visual effects

    Correct Answer
    A. Onomatpoeia
  • 8. 

    "To err is human; to forgive is divine" is an example of what?

    • Onomatopoeia

    • Enjambment

    • Caesura

    • Alliteration

    Correct Answer
    A. Caesura
  • 9. 

    Blue Monday No use in my going Downtown to work today. It's eight I'm late- And it's marked down that-a-way Where does enjambment occur here?

    • Between "marked" and "that-a-way"

    • Between "eight" and "I'm late"

    • Between "late" and "And"

    • Between "going" and "downtown"

    Correct Answer
    A. Between "going" and "downtown"

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