Poetry Part I
Select the correct answer for each question from the choices given.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The use of description and figurative language to create mental images is called _______.
- A.
Imagination
- B.
Perspective
- C.
Imagery
Correct Answer
C. Imagery -
- 2.
A group of lines in a poem that shares a common idea and is separated by one blank space is called a ________.
- A.
Verse
- B.
Stanza
- C.
Blank verse
Correct Answer
B. Stanza -
- 3.
The comparison between two unlike things that suggests or implies and does not use the words like, than, or as is called ________.
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Simile
- C.
Verse
Correct Answer
A. Metaphor -
- 4.
A line of poetry arranged in a rhythmic pattern is called a _______.
- A.
Verse
- B.
Free verse
- C.
Blank verse
Correct Answer
A. Verse -
- 5.
Two or more words that have the same ending sound is called _______.
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Rhyme
Correct Answer
C. Rhyme -
- 6.
A comparison of two unlike things that uses the words like, than, or as is called _____________.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
Correct Answer
A. Simile -
- 7.
Literature that is written in rhythmic stanzas using figurative language and imagery to express ideas and feelings is called ________.
- A.
Fiction
- B.
Poetry
- C.
Drama
Correct Answer
B. Poetry -
- 8.
Description of a person or thing using human characteristics is called _______.
- A.
Free verse
- B.
Flashback
- C.
Personification
Correct Answer
C. Personification -
- 9.
Poetry that does not have a regular rhythmic pattern and usually does not rhyme is called _________.
- A.
Free verse
- B.
Verse
- C.
Blank verse
Correct Answer
A. Free verse -
- 10.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
- A.
10 lines
- B.
12 lines
- C.
14 lines
Correct Answer
C. 14 lines -
- 11.
How many blank spaces usually separate a stanza?
- A.
1 space
- B.
2 spaces
- C.
3 spaces
Correct Answer
A. 1 space -
- 12.
Which of the following means an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing?
- A.
Allusion
- B.
Personification
- C.
Alliteration
Correct Answer
A. Allusion -
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