Rhyme in Lyric Poetry

Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of rhyme in lyric poetry. Rhyme is a literary device that creates a sense of rhythm and flow in poetry by using words with similar sounds at the end of lines. It is a common feature of many types of poetry, including sonnets, ballads, and limericks.
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Which of the following is an example of perfect rhyme?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perfect rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound and the same consonant sound at the end. In this case, "cat" and "hat" both have the short "a" sound and the "t" sound at the end.

Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme?

  1. cat/cot

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Slant rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound but different consonant sounds at the end. In this case, "cat" and "cot" both have the short "a" sound, but "cat" ends in a "t" sound and "cot" ends in a "d" sound.

Which of the following is an example of eye rhyme?

  1. cat/cot

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eye rhyme is when two words are spelled the same but pronounced differently. In this case, "love" and "move" are spelled the same, but "love" is pronounced with a short "u" sound and "move" is pronounced with a long "o" sound.

Which of the following is an example of masculine rhyme?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Masculine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a stressed syllable. In this case, "cat" and "hat" are both stressed on the first syllable, so the rhyme is masculine.

Which of the following is an example of feminine rhyme?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Feminine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. In this case, "love" and "move" are both stressed on the first syllable, and both have an unstressed syllable at the end, so the rhyme is feminine.

Which of the following is an example of internal rhyme?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Internal rhyme is when the rhyme occurs within a line of poetry, rather than at the end of a line. In this case, the words "sing" and "song" rhyme within the line "I love to sing a happy song".

Which of the following is an example of end rhyme?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

End rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry. In this case, the words "cat" and "hat" rhyme at the end of the lines "I have a cat" and "It wears a hat".

Which of the following is an example of a rhyming couplet?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A rhyming couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that rhyme. In this case, the lines "I have a cat" and "It wears a hat" form a rhyming couplet.

Which of the following is an example of a rhyming quatrain?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A rhyming quatrain is a four-line stanza of poetry in which the second and fourth lines rhyme. In this case, the lines "I love to sing" and "A happy song" rhyme, forming a rhyming quatrain.

Which of the following is an example of a rhyming sonnet?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A rhyming sonnet is a 14-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme. The most common rhyme scheme for a rhyming sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, in which the first eight lines rhyme in an alternating pattern, the next four lines rhyme in a different alternating pattern, and the final two lines rhyme.

Which of the following is an example of a free verse poem?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A free verse poem is a poem that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter. In this case, the lines "The tree stands tall" and "Its branches reach for the sky" do not rhyme, so the poem is free verse.

Which of the following is an example of a blank verse poem?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A blank verse poem is a poem that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is a meter in which each line consists of five iambs, which are pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables. In this case, the lines "The tree stands tall" and "Its branches reach for the sky" are both written in iambic pentameter, but they do not rhyme, so the poem is blank verse.

Which of the following is an example of a villanelle?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A villanelle is a 19-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and refrain. The rhyme scheme is ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA AB AA, and the refrain is repeated twice at the end of each tercet and once at the end of the quatrain.

Which of the following is an example of a sestina?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A sestina is a 39-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and word order. The rhyme scheme is ABABCC DDEDEFF GGHIJJ, and the six words that end the first six lines are used as the ending words of the following six lines, in a different order each time.

Which of the following is an example of a rondeau?

  1. cat/hat

  2. love/move

  3. sing/song

  4. tree/free


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A rondeau is a 13-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and refrain. The rhyme scheme is ABBAA ABBAA ABBAA, and the refrain is repeated twice at the end of the first and second tercets and once at the end of the quatrain.

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