Poetry Practice Test
- The following line is an example of which pattern and meter?
u / u / u / u / u /
A.)iambic tetrameter
B.)iambic pentameter
C.)trochaic pentameter
D.)dactylic tetrameter
E.)anapestic tetrameter
- The following line is an example of which pattern and meter?
u u / u u / u u / u u /
A.)iambic tetrameter
B.)iambic pentameter
C.)trochaic pentameter
D.)dactylic tetrameter
E.)anapestic tetrameter
3. The following line is an example of which pattern and meter?
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
A.)iambic tetrameter
B.)iambic pentameter
C.)trochaic tetrameter
D.)dactylic pentameter
E.)trochaic pentameter
4. The following lines exemplify which predominant pattern and meter?
Nor law nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds.
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds.
A.)iambic tetrameter
B.)iambic pentameter
C.)trochaic tetrameter
D.)dactylic pentameter
E.)trochaic pentameter
5.The following lines exemplify which type of poem?
There once was a boy in our class,
This test he was sure he would pass.
A.)Limerick
B.)Ballad
C.)Sonnet
D.)Haiku
E.)Free Verse
6. What is a sonnet?
A.)two lines of poetry that rhyme
B.)a short humorous poem
C.)a fourteen line poem that has a set pattern of rhythm and rhyme
D.)a poem that tells about a hero’s action
7. Which of these does an English sonnet not have?
A.) Fourteen lines
B.)A sestet
C.)Three quatrains
D.) A rhyming couplet
8. “His chest is fuzzy like a bear” is an example of
A.)Symbol
B.) Simile
C.)Metaphor
D.)Extended metaphor
9. Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that
A.)Sounds like what it means
B.)From an older language
C.)In which a vowel sound is repeated
D.)That has shades of meaning
10. Poetry that is written in meter
A.)Does not rhyme
B.)Is also known as free verse
C.)Has a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
D.)Is normally very short
11. An ode can be defined as
A.)A tribute to something or someone
B.)A line that is repeated in a poem
C.)Songlike poem that tells a story
D.)Is also known as free verse
12. Poetry that expresses emotion, appeals to the senses, and can be set to music is
A.) ballad
B.)An epic poem
C.)Lyrical poetry
D.)A limerick
13. Writing that departs from the literal meaning is known as
A.)Lyrical poetry
B.)Figurative language
C.)Poetic language
D.) Poetic license
14. When talking about poetry, what form can you sing to the tune of “Gilligan’s Island?”
A.)Sonnet
B.)Limerick
C.)Epic
D.)Ballad
15. What is another name for an English sonnet?
A.)Shakespearean
B.)Petrarchian
C.)Spensarian
D.)Occitan
Directions: Read the following poem, and answer the questions below.
The West Wind
It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries;
I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.
For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills,
And April’s in the west wind, and daffodils.
It’s a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine;
Apple orchards blossom there, and the airs’ like wine.
There is cool green grass there where men may lie at rest;
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from their nest…
Answer the following questions about the poem, “The West Wind.”
16. What is the rhyme scheme?
A. aabbaacc
B. abababab
C. aabbccdd
D. abbcbccd
17. In the first line, what is the literary device in the words “warm wind, the west wind”
A. onomatopoeia B. alliteration C. rhyme D. rhythm
18. The words “my eyes” uses what sound device?
A. onomatopoeia B. alliteration C. assonanceD. repetition
19. Line six has a comparison.______is being compared to ______
A. song to a nest B. air to wine C. air to song D. blossoms to air
20. Is the comparison in line six a simile or metaphor?
A. simile B. metaphor
21. What kind of poem is this?
A. concrete poem
B. haiku
C. limerick
D. narrative
F. lyric
22. The sense of ______and the sense of ______are appealed to in the first line.
A. sight and taste B. touch and sight C. touch and sound D. sound and smell
23. This kind of description which appeals to one or more of the five senses is called
A. similes B. allusions C. imagery D. metaphors
MULTIPLE CHOICE – Circle the letter of the correct choice. (2 points each)
24. The repeating of beginning consonant sounds is ______.
A. onomatopoeia C. rhyme
B. alliteration D. refrain
25. A ______is a group of lines that is repeated at the end of stanzasin poetry and music.
A. rhythm C. refrain
B. simile D. rhyme
26. Which kind of poetry tells a story with a plot, character(s), and setting?
A. narrative poetry C. lyrical poetry
B. concrete poetry D. diamontes
27. This kind of poetry forms the shape of its subject.
A. limerickC. concrete
B. haiku D. ballad
28. This kind of poetry forms the shape of a diamond.
A. diamonte C. concrete
B. haiku D. limerick
29. ______are humorous, bawdy poems of five lines. They have definite rhythmand a rhyme scheme of aabba.
A. diamonte C. lyric
B. limerick D. cinquain
30. A group of lines in a poem similar to that of a paragraph; the way the poem is divided
A. alliteration C. stanza
B. repetition D. simile
31. The repeating of end sounds of words is ______.
A. rhyme C. rhythm
B. meter D. feet
32. When rhyming is organized into patterns and can be labeled aaba it is called
A. rhyme C. rhyme scheme
B. end rhyme D. rhythm
33. The grouping of syllables into stressed and unstressed syllables is called
A. poetic feetC. rhyme scheme
B. consonanceD. alliteration
34. Metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, and personification are all examples of what?
A. figurative language C. both A and B
B. elements of poetry D. neither A or B
35. All of the following are examples of irony except
A. verbalC. emotional
B. situationalD. dramatic