Poetry Review
Today, we embrace a lost literary gem in poetry and bring it back to life as we quiz you on poetic devices, lines from famous poems and more. What can you tell us about poetry? Let’s find out.
- 1.
When a poet uses imagery, they use words and phrases that
- A.
Rhyme.
- B.
Appeal to the readers five senses.
- C.
Sound the same at the beginning.
- D.
Use words that describe things in new ways.
Correct Answer
B. Appeal to the readers five senses.Explanation
Imagery helps you imagine how you would experience this in the real world.Rate this question:
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- 2.
How many stanzas does the poem below have?The fog comeson little cat feet.It sits looking over harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
4
- D.
5
Correct Answer
B. 2Explanation
A stanza is a group of lines. There are two groups of lines.Rate this question:
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- 3.
What is line 3 of the poem below?Winter solitude--in a world of one colorthe sound of the wind.
- A.
Winter solitude-
- B.
In a world of one color
- C.
The sound of the wind.
Correct Answer
C. The sound of the wind.Explanation
A line can be one word, a phrase, or an entire sentence, but it all has to appear on the same level of the poem.Rate this question:
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- 4.
What is the rhyme for the poem below?There was an old man from PeruWho dreamed he was eating his shoeIn the midst of the nightHe awoke in a frightAnd--good grief! It was perfectly true!
- A.
Abcde
- B.
Aabbc
- C.
Aabbb
- D.
Aabba
Correct Answer
D. AabbaExplanation
You always start by labeling the first line a. Any lines that rhyme with a are also labeled a. You label the lines in order of the alphabet.Rate this question:
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- 5.
What is a short, five-line poem about something silly or lighthearted that rhymes in an aabba pattern?
- A.
Limerick
- B.
Villanelle
- C.
Free verse
- D.
Form poem
Correct Answer
A. Limerick -
- 6.
What is the repetition of a consonant sound?
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Rhyme
- E.
Repetition
Correct Answer
C. Alliteration -
- 7.
What is a word that sound like what it means?
- A.
Rhyme
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Onomatopoeia
- E.
Repetition
Correct Answer
D. Onomatopoeia -
- 8.
Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
- A.
Whirling
- B.
Sound
- C.
Silly
- D.
Speed
Correct Answer
A. Whirling -
- 9.
What is the beat you hear as you read a poem aloud?
- A.
Rhyme
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Repetition
- E.
Onomatopoeia
Correct Answer
B. Rhythm -
- 10.
What senses does the poem below appeal to?The breezes tasteof apple peel.The air is fullOf smells to feel--Ripe fruit, old footballs,Drying grass,New books and blackboardChalk in class.
- A.
Taste and sight
- B.
Taste and touch
- C.
Sight and hearing
- D.
Sight and smell
- E.
Taste and smell
Correct Answer
E. Taste and smell -
- 11.
What senses does the imagery in the poem below appeal to?In a green coatwith orange buttonsa student walksto her new school.
- A.
Hearing
- B.
Smell
- C.
Touch
- D.
Taste
- E.
Sight
Correct Answer
E. Sight -
- 12.
What two things does the metaphor in the poem below compare?"A Modern Dragon"A train is a modern dragon that roars through the darkHe wriggles his tail as he sends up a spark.He pierces the night with his one yellow eye,And all the earth trembles as he rushes by.
- A.
A train and the earth
- B.
A train and a modern dragon
- C.
A modern dragon and the night
- D.
A train and the dark
Correct Answer
B. A train and a modern dragon -
- 13.
Which of these is an example of personification?
- A.
The stapler bit the piece of paper fiercely.
- B.
The cat meowed.
- C.
The dog chased the cat.
- D.
The armchair was soft.
Correct Answer
A. The stapler bit the piece of paper fiercely. -
- 14.
What is the poem's shape?
- A.
Line
- B.
Stanzas
- C.
Line breaks
- D.
Form
Correct Answer
D. Form -
- 15.
What is a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as?
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- D.
Figurative language
Correct Answer
A. Simile -
- 16.
What is a comparision of two unlike things that does not use like or as?
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- D.
Figurative language
Correct Answer
B. Metaphor -
- 17.
Which of the lines below is an example of a simile?
- A.
The fog is a cat
- B.
The wind howled in anger
- C.
I feel like the ground in winter
- D.
I will go as a dancer
Correct Answer
C. I feel like the ground in winter -
- 18.
Which two words rhyme?
- A.
Iridescence, the
- B.
Sweeps, sun
- C.
Sun, begun
- D.
Terrace, his
Correct Answer
C. Sun, begun -
- 19.
What are words used to express something more than their usual meanings?
- A.
Imagery
- B.
Tone
- C.
Figurative language
- D.
Alliteration
Correct Answer
C. Figurative language -
- 20.
What words from these lines show the best example of alliteration?Two purple martins had a homeand taken away down to Martiniqueand let loose, they flew home
- A.
Home and home
- B.
Had a home
- C.
Taken away
- D.
Let loose
Correct Answer
D. Let loose -
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