Poetry Quiz
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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
A. end rhyme
B. meter
C. metaphor
Where would they be walking?
A. In the park
B. Along the river
C. In the shade
D. On the road
Words that usually sound like the noises they depict.
A. onomatopoeia
B. simile
C. metaphor
What according to the poet would interrupt the sadness of man’s life?
A. Great laughter
B. Huge silence
C. Arguments
D. Fights
Spells out a name, word, phrase, or message with the first letter of each line of the poem.
A. sonnet
B. acrostic
C. limerick
Can or cannot rhyme, it can have as many lines or stanzas as you want.
A. limerick
B. free verse
C. nonsense
Poem with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second, and five syllables in the third.
A. haiku
B. free verse
C. couplet
The poet appeals the readers to keep quiet for
A. 20 seconds
B. 1 hour
C. 30 seconds
D. 1 second
The poet wants the entire humanity to
A. Keep talking
B. Keep running
C. Keep laughing
D. Keep still
Fisherman in the cold sea would not harm
A. Seahorses
B. Mermaids
C. Whales
D. Tortoises
The last word in a line will be echoed by a word placed in the beginning or in the middle of the following line.
A. internal rhyme
B. end rhyme
C. quatrain
What kind of a moment would it be when everyone is silent?
A. Terrible
B. Painful
C. Exotic
D. Unforgettable
Poem typically written to praise a person, event, or thing.
A. ode
B. haiku
C. acrostic
Two-line poem that rhymes.
A. cinquain
B. couplet
C. nonsense
The poet advises the people not to speak
A. French
B. Spanish
C. Any language
D. English
Silly poem that has rhyme and beat.
A. free verse
B. haiku
C. nonsense
The comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
A. simile
B. onomatopoeia
C. metaphor
Funny, sometimes rude, poems set in AABBA rhyme scheme.
A. concrete
B. limerick
C. ode
Five-line poem that doesn’t have to rhyme
A. cinquain
B. acrostic
C. couplet
Poem designed to take a particular shape or form on the page.
A. concrete
B. couplet
C. limerick
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words “like” or “as”.
A. simile
B. alliteration
C. metaphor
The types of wars the poet talks about are
A. Green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire
B. Verbal wars
C. Technological warfare
D. Nuclear wars
Sudden strangeness is one of the following poetic devices
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Alliteration
D. Repetition
Who would look at his hurt hands?
A. Man gathering salt
B. Man killing whales
C. Boys picking rags
D. Gravediggers
14 line poem, usually deals with love.
A. haiku
B. limerick
C. sonnet