Poetry Quiz #2
This is our second poetry quiz reflecting our second poetry lesson.
- 1.
Is the statement "She sang like a bird", an alliteration?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
Correct Answer
B. No -
- 2.
What is it called when beginning sounds repeat in a poem?
- A.
Rhyming
- B.
Alliteration
- C.
Onomatopoeia
- D.
Caesura
Correct Answer
B. Alliteration -
- 3.
What is "caesura"?
- A.
A break or pause at the end of a line of poetry
- B.
When a sentence is stretched over two lines of a poem
- C.
A break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry
- D.
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a poem
Correct Answer
C. A break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry -
- 4.
When a sentence is stretched over two lines in a poem, this is called
Correct Answer
enjambment - 5.
This uses a lot of what type of device to illustrate the storm?
- A.
Imagery
- B.
Onomatpoeia
- C.
Rhymes
- D.
Visual effects
Correct Answer
B. Onomatpoeia -
- 6.
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 - 7.
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?
- A.
Between "marked" and "that-a-way"
- B.
Between "eight" and "I'm late"
- C.
Between "late" and "And"
- D.
Between "going" and "downtown"
Correct Answer
D. Between "going" and "downtown" -
- 8.
An aabb rhyme scheme is also known as a
Correct Answer
couplet rhyme - 9.
"To err is human; to forgive is divine" is an example of what?
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Enjambment
- C.
Caesura
- D.
Alliteration
Correct Answer
C. Caesura -
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