10th Grade Poetry Terms And Types
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This is a review of 10th grade poetry terms and types.
- 1.A tanka is best described as
- A.
A three-line poem with lines of seven, five, and seven syllables
- B.
A five-line poem with five syllables in the first and third lines and seven in the others
- C.
A poem of five to nine lines in which each line has five syllables
- D.
A seven-line poem in which lines of five syllables alternate with lines of seven syllables
- 2.What is the main purpose of a narrative poem?
- A.
To describe a setting
- B.
To convey character
- C.
To express feelings
- D.
To tell a story
- 3.To which of the five senses does the following imagery from “Mowing” appeal? My long scythe whispered and left the hay to make.
- A.
Sight and hearing
- B.
Sight and touch
- C.
Hearing and touch
- D.
Hearing and smell
- 4.To which senses does the following imagery from “The Fish” appeal? and a fine black thread / still crimped from the strain and snap
- A.
Sight, touch, hearing
- B.
Sight, hearing, taste
- C.
Hearing, touch, smell
- D.
Hearing, taste, sight
- 5.Which of these phrases from “The Weary Blues” shows an example of alliteration?
- A.
“Down on Lenox Avenue”
- B.
“Swaying to and fro”
- C.
“that poor piano”
- D.
“a deep song voice”
- 6.What sound device is shown by the italicized words in this passage from “The Kraken”? Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, / His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
- A.
Consonance
- B.
Assonance
- C.
Onomatopoeia
- D.
Alliteration
- 7.Which of the following is the best definition of an epic poem?
- A.
A poem that tells a story using a character's thoughts
- B.
A long narrative poem about gods or heroes
- C.
A songlike narrative with stanzas and a refrain
- D.
A poem that expresses the feelings of a single speaker
- 8.Imagery is created through the use of
- A.
Rhythm and rhyme.
- B.
Sensory language.
- C.
Narration
- D.
Ound devices.
- 9.Poems in free verse are characterized by
- A.
No rhyme or set pattern of rhythm.
- B.
Three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
- C.
Fourteen lines with formal patterns of rhyme and rhythm.
- D.
Ive lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables.
- 10.What kind of figurative language is used in these lines? The skies shared our sorrow / And wept a cold rain.
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Personification
- C.
Simile using like
- D.
Simile using as
- 11.A lyric poem
- A.
Often tells about a real person.
- B.
Always has a regular rhythm.
- C.
Never includes metaphors.
- D.
Expresses a speaker's feelings.
- 12.Which of the following terms name a sound device? I imagery II assonance III consonance IV alliteration
- A.
I, II, and III
- B.
II, III,and IV
- C.
I, II and IV
- D.
I, III, and IV
- 13.Which of the following is the best definition of a simile?
- A.
An ordered pattern of rhythm
- B.
A comparison using the word like or as
- C.
A description that appeals to one of the five senses
- D.
A comparison that gives human traits to a nonhuman thing
- 14.Which of the following is the best definition of meter?
- A.
An ordered pattern of rhythm
- B.
A songlike narrative with short stanzas
- C.
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
- D.
A comparison that speaks of one thing in terms of another
- 15.What sound device is most evident in the following line? The clack of computer keys kept crossing my mind.
- A.
Assonance
- B.
Alliteration
- C.
Consonance
- D.
Rhyme
- 16.Which of these terms names a sound device?
- A.
Epic
- B.
Free verse
- C.
Consonance
- D.
Metaphor
- 17.What kind of figurative language do these lines from “The Poetic Interpretation of the Twist” express? The twist is … / … the foundation of a bridge / That has made way for a housing project.
- A.
A simile using like
- B.
Personification
- C.
A metaphor
- D.
A simile using as
- 18.What kind of figurative language does this line from “The Empty Dance Shoes” contain? An empty pair of dance shoes / Is a lot like the answer to this question.
- A.
A metaphor
- B.
A simile using like
- C.
Personification
- D.
A simile using as
- 19.Which of these lines from “The Poetic Interpretation of the Twist” contains a metaphor?
- A.
“Here's a guy who must understand what the twist was all about.”
- B.
“Let's not forget the pool hall and the barbershop.”
- C.
“I must not slight the ragweed, / The true rose of the street.”
- D.
“My head hurts. / I am tired of remembering.”
- 20.Which of these statements about epics is most accurate?
- A.
They are cautionary tales.
- B.
They explain natural phenomena.
- C.
The heroes are usually tricksters.
- D.
They are extended narrative poems.
- 21.Which of the following characteristics belong to the sonnet form?
- A.
14 lines, regular rhythm and rhyme
- B.
5 lines, strict syllable count
- C.
19 lines, six stanzas
- D.
16 lines, no pattern of rhythm or rhyme
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