Erjh Poetry Test

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    Who had gardens that were described as a "butterfly utopia"?

    • Edgar Allen Poe
    • Emily Dickinson
    • Walt Whitman
    • Langston Hughes
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  • 2. 

    Giving a non-human subject is given human characteristics is known as

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    • Symbol

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 3. 

    What is the number one place to be from if you are a writer?

    • England

    • The South

    • New England

    • America

    • Russia

    Correct Answer
    A. England
  • 4. 

    Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem, also known as the paragraph of a poem, is a

    • Refrain

    • Quatrain

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Stanza
  • 5. 

    Which of these problems was not a part of Poe's life?

    • He liked to gamble

    • He was kicked out of many colleges

    • He lost two women very close to him

    • He drank too much

    • He had trouble thinking of interesting topics

    Correct Answer
    A. He had trouble thinking of interesting topics
  • 6. 

    Which poet was extremely patriotic?

    • Edgar Allen Poe

    • Emily Dickinson

    • Walt Whitman

    • Langston Hughes

    Correct Answer
    A. Walt Whitman
  • 7. 

    The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words is a

    • Refrain

    • Quatrain

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Rhyme
  • 8. 

    A formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent is

    • Alliteration

    • Allusion

    • Hyperbole

    • Onomatopoeia

    Correct Answer
    A. Onomatopoeia
  • 9. 

    Where did Langston Hughes live most of his adult life?

    • Atlanta

    • Harlem

    • Minneapolis

    • Detroit

    • London

    Correct Answer
    A. Harlem
  • 10. 

    A mode of expression used in a poem is called a

    • Refrain

    • Figurative Speech

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Figurative Speech
  • 11. 

    What was "The Raven" about?

    • A man longing for his lost love

    • A person watching their life flash before their eyes

    • A mother's letter to her son

    • A longely woman who likes being lonely

    • A man traveling through the woods

    Correct Answer
    A. A man longing for his lost love
  • 12. 

    In what city did Edgar Allan Poe die?

    • Atlanta

    • Boston

    • Chicago

    • Virginia

    • Baltimore

    Correct Answer
    A. Baltimore
  • 13. 

    What was the meaning from the poem by Emily Dickinson, There is No Frigate Like a Book?

    • Don't quit

    • Communicating with others is very important

    • Stop and smell the roses

    • Books can take you anywhere

    • Work is better if you do it with others

    Correct Answer
    A. Books can take you anywhere
  • 14. 

    A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza is a

    • Refrain

    • Quatrain

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Refrain
  • 15. 

    Anything that represents something else is known as

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    • Symbol

    Correct Answer
    A. Symbol
  • 16. 

    The commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter is known as    a(n)

    • Alliteration

    • Allusion

    • Hyperbole

    • Onomatopoeia

    Correct Answer
    A. Alliteration
  • 17. 

    A poem of four lines; one stanza is called

    • Refrain

    • Quatrain

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Quatrain
  • 18. 

    Which of the following problems helped contribute to Poe failing out of school?

    • Drinking

    • Gambling

    • Dating

    • Both A and B

    Correct Answer
    A. Both A and B
  • 19. 

    Why did Poe write "The Raven"?

    • He liked birds

    • He wanted to scare people

    • He was practicing for Virginia's death

    • The idea came to him in a dream

    • Edgar Allan Poe did not write it

    Correct Answer
    A. The idea came to him in a dream
  • 20. 

    Not many Dickinson poems were published during her lifetime, why?

    • She was from the South

    • She wrote for herself and friends

    • She was a woman

    • Both B and C are correct

    • None of these are correct

    Correct Answer
    A. Both B and C are correct
  • 21. 

    An Extravagant statement not intended to be taken literally is a(n)

    • Alliteration

    • Allusion

    • Hyperbole

    • Onomatopoeia

    Correct Answer
    A. Hyperbole
  • 22. 

    What is/are characteristics of Emily Dickinson's life?

    • She home-schooled herself

    • She was very poor

    • She was from New England

    • Both A and B

    • Both A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. Both A and C
  • 23. 

    A beat of the poem is a

    • Refrain

    • Figurative Speech

    • Rhyme

    • Meter

    • Stanza

    Correct Answer
    A. Meter
  • 24. 

    A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicityly mentioned; a hint

    • Alliteration

    • Allusion

    • Hyperbole

    • Onomatopoeia

    Correct Answer
    A. Allusion
  • 25. 

    Stinks like rotten eggs is a

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    • Symbol

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 26. 

    Langston's poems gave him the name of what?

    • American's favorite poet

    • Grandma's boy

    • People's Poet

    • Playman

    Correct Answer
    A. People's Poet
  • 27. 

    Robert Frost...

    • Lived life to the fullest

    • Had a knack for predicting the future

    • Tried to relate everyday experiences to real life; life in rural America

    • Both A and B

    Correct Answer
    A. Tried to relate everyday experiences to real life; life in rural America
  • 28. 

    Which of the following styles best describes Langston Hughes?

    • Confronted Racial stereotypes of African Americans

    • Learn about life through everyday work

    • Safety versus the unknown

    • Image of rural America

    Correct Answer
    A. Confronted Racial stereotypes of African Americans
  • 29. 

    Langston Hughes was a classmate of

    • Michael Vick

    • Nikki Giovanni

    • Edgar Allen Poe

    • Thurgood Marshall

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Correct Answer
    A. Thurgood Marshall
  • 30. 

    Poe is said to have invented which of the following?

    • The detective story

    • Scotch Tape

    • Science Fiction

    • Both A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. Both A and C
  • 31. 

    Many Dickinson poems have which figure of speech?

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    • Alliteration

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 32. 

    The following poet is buried under a floor medallion in the foyer leading to the auditorium named after him. 

    • Edgar Allen Poe

    • Emily Dickinson

    • Langston Hughes

    • Robert Frost

    Correct Answer
    A. Langston Hughes
  • 33. 

    What was the lesson learned from reading the poem, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening  by Robert Frost?

    • Don't quit

    • Communicating with others is very important

    • Stop and smell the roses

    • Books can take you anywhere

    • Work is better if you do it with others

    Correct Answer
    A. Stop and smell the roses
  • 34. 

    Which of the following is true about Langston Hughes?

    • He spoke for President Kennedy

    • He drank too much

    • He was very private

    • He liked the farm

    • He wrote short stories, poetry, plays, and screen plays

    Correct Answer
    A. He wrote short stories, poetry, plays, and screen plays
  • 35. 

    What was the lesson learned from reading the poem, The Pasture?

    • Don't quit

    • Communicating with others if very important

    • Stop and smell the roses

    • Books can take you anywhere

    • Work is better if you do it with others

    Correct Answer
    A. Work is better if you do it with others

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