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The Elements of Poetry

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What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?

  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Personification

  4. Alliteration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

What is the term for a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea?

  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Personification

  4. Alliteration


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

What is the term for a figure of speech that uses words that imitate the sounds they describe?

  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Personification

  4. Onomatopoeia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that uses words that imitate the sounds they describe.

What is the term for a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meter is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

What is the term for the repetition of the same sound at the end of two or more words in a line of poetry?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rhyme is the repetition of the same sound at the end of two or more words in a line of poetry.

What is the term for the repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assonance is the repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry.

What is the term for the repetition of the same consonant sound in a line of poetry?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant sound in a line of poetry.

What is the term for a poem that tells a story?

  1. Narrative poem

  2. Lyric poem

  3. Dramatic poem

  4. Epic poem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story.

What is the term for a poem that expresses the poet's personal thoughts and feelings?

  1. Narrative poem

  2. Lyric poem

  3. Dramatic poem

  4. Epic poem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A lyric poem is a poem that expresses the poet's personal thoughts and feelings.

What is the term for a poem that is meant to be performed?

  1. Narrative poem

  2. Lyric poem

  3. Dramatic poem

  4. Epic poem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A dramatic poem is a poem that is meant to be performed.

What is the term for a long poem that tells the story of a hero's journey?

  1. Narrative poem

  2. Lyric poem

  3. Dramatic poem

  4. Epic poem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An epic poem is a long poem that tells the story of a hero's journey.

What is the term for a poem that is written in a fixed form, such as a sonnet or a haiku?

  1. Free verse poem

  2. Formal verse poem

  3. Blank verse poem

  4. Rhymed verse poem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A formal verse poem is a poem that is written in a fixed form, such as a sonnet or a haiku.

What is the term for a poem that is written without a fixed form or meter?

  1. Free verse poem

  2. Formal verse poem

  3. Blank verse poem

  4. Rhymed verse poem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A free verse poem is a poem that is written without a fixed form or meter.

What is the term for a poem that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter?

  1. Free verse poem

  2. Formal verse poem

  3. Blank verse poem

  4. Rhymed verse poem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A blank verse poem is a poem that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

What is the term for a poem that is written in rhyming iambic pentameter?

  1. Free verse poem

  2. Formal verse poem

  3. Blank verse poem

  4. Rhymed verse poem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A rhymed verse poem is a poem that is written in rhyming iambic pentameter.

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