Elements of Poetry Quiz (Unit 3 Section 1)

Total points = 36
MC = (24 points total) 3 points each
Learning objective 1: Students understand the structure and
elements of poetry.
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1) The basic rhythmic structure of a poem is called________.
a. rhythm
*b. meter
c. rhyme
d. alliteration
~The rhythm is made up of meters and is the movement of words
within a poem: the beat.
@The rhythm is made up of meters and is the movement of words
within a poem: the beat.
2) Measured flow or movement in a poem is called_________.
a. alliteration
b. assonance
*c. rhythm
d. meter
~The rhythm is made up of meters and is the movement of words
within a poem: the beat.
@The rhythm is made up of meters and is the movement of words
within a poem: the beat.
Learning objective 2: Students make inferences and draw
conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and
provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
Students are expected to analyze the effects of metrics, rhyme
schemes (e.g., end, internal, slant, eye), and other conventions
in American poetry.
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3) The most common convention in poetry is _________.
a. song
b. alliteration
*c. rhyme
~ Rhyme is the most recognizable convention in poetry and can be
used in different forms, including end rhyme, slant rhyme, eye rhyme,
internal rhyme, as well as others.
@ Rhyme is the most recognizable convention in poetry and can be

used in different forms, including end rhyme, slant rhyme, eye rhyme,
internal rhyme, as well as others.
4) A rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses is called
___________.
*a. end rhyme
b. closing rhyme
c. last rhyme
~Rhyme that occurs in the last syllable is call the "end rhyme."
@The last syllable is the end, so it is the "end rhyme."
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5) A rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse is called __________.
a. slant rhyme
*b. internal rhyme
c. one rhyme
~Rhyme that occurs inside the verse is internal, so this is "internal
rhyme."
@Rhyme that occurs inside the verse is internal, so this is "internal
rhyme."
6) Identify the type of rhyme in Rudyard Kipling's poem "The City of
Brass":
Men swift to see done, and outrun, their extremest commanding
Of the tribe which describe with a jibe the perversions of Justice
Panders avowed to the crowd whatsoever its lust is.
a. end rhyme
b. slant rhyme
*c. internal rhyme
~The sentences in Kipling's poem have self-contained rhymes. When
rhyme occurs within a single line of verse, the type of rhyme is called
"internal rhyme."
@The sentences in Kipling's poem have self-contained rhymes. When
rhyme occurs within a single line of verse, the type of rhyme is called
"internal rhyme."
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7) The word pairings their:were; rouge:gouge, and fiend:friend are
examples of which type of rhyme?
a. lyric

b. slant
*c. eye
~ In poetry, eye rhyme appears when two words are spelled similarly,
but have a different pronunciation.
@ In poetry, eye rhyme appears when two words are spelled similarly,
but have a different pronunciation.
8) When two words in a poem are spelled similarly, but do not have the
same sound, the type of rhyme is called_______________.
*a. eye
b. end
c. internal
~This type of rhyme tricks your brain into thinking the words rhyme because you see the
similarities, thus this is an eye rhyme.
@This type of rhyme tricks your brain into thinking the words rhyme because you see the
similarities, thus this is an eye rhyme.
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9) In which type of rhyme are either the vowels or consonants of
stressed syllables identical, or nearly the same (for example, the words
eyes, light both stress the I sound)?
*a. slant
b. eye
c. internal
~If the vowels or consonants are identical or nearly identical, this
creates a "slant rhyme."
@If the vowels or consonants are identical or nearly identical, this
creates a "slant rhyme."
10) These lines from the W. B. Yeats Poem, "Lines Written in Dejection,"
are an example of which type of rhyme?
When have I last looked on
The round green eyes and the long wavering bodies
Of the dark leopards of the moon?
All the wild witches, those most noble ladies
a. eye
*b. slant
c. lyric
~In the poem, Yeats employs a slant rhyme, using "oo" sounds in
words like "looked" and "round," which have a similar audio and visual
effect.
@In the poem, Yeats employs a slant rhyme, using "oo" sounds in

words like "looked" and "round," which have a similar audio and visual
effect.
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11) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem.
Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
-From Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost
*a. end
b. slant
c. internal
~ Frost uses an end rhyme, rhyming the last words of each line. For
example, know rhymes with though.
@ Frost uses an end rhyme, rhyming the last words of each line. For
example, know rhymes with though.
12) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door
Only this, and nothing more."
-From The Raven, by Edgar Allen Poe
a. slant
*b. internal
c. end
~ Poe uses internal rhyme, using rhyming words within a single line of
the poem. For example, in the first line of the poem, dreary rhymes
with weary.
@ Poe uses internal rhyme, using rhyming words within a single line of
the poem. For example, in the first line of the poem, dreary rhymes
with weary.
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13) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem.

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all.
-"Hope is the thing with feathers, by Emily Dickinson
a. internal
b. limerick
*c. slant
~ Dickinson uses slant rhyme with the words soul and all, which
have the same vowel sound but dont create a perfect rhyme.
@ Dickinson uses slant rhyme with the words soul and all, which
have the same vowel sound but dont create a perfect rhyme.
14) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem with the words
"thrush" and "bush.".
The simple Bard, rough at the rustic plough,
Learning his tuneful trade from ev ry bough;
The chanting linnet, or the mellow thrush,
Hailing the setting sun, sweet, in the green thorn bush
-"The Brigs of Ayr," by Robert Burns
*a. eye
b. slant
c. internal
~This is an example of "eye rhyme" because the words "thrush" and
"bush" look like they would rhyme, even if they don't.
@This is an example of "eye rhyme" because the words "thrush" and
"bush" look like they would rhyme, even if they don't.
Learning objective 3: Sound techniques (e.g. rhyme, rhythm,
meter, alliteration).
Learning objective 4: Use appropriate rhythm, flow, meter and
pronunciation
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15) Read the poem by Robert Frost and use it to answer the questions
that follow question 5.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
The final lines of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert
Frost are an example of ____________.
*a. repetition
b. rhyme
c. meter
d. haiku
~Frost repeats "And miles to go before I sleep," two times, so this is
repetition.
@Frost repeats "And miles to go before I sleep," two times, so this is
repetition.
16) Read the poem by Robert Frost and use it to answer the questions
that follow question 5.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
The words Boom, Click, and Meow are examples of________.
a. Limerick
b. Assonance
c. Alliteration
*d. onomatopoeia
~ Onomatopoeia uses a word to imitate the sound it represents.
@ Onomatopoeia uses a word to imitate the sound it represents.
17) Select the line that is not an example of assonance.
a. Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
b. And murmuring of innumerable bees.
*c. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door.
d. It's hot and it's monotonous.
~ Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds that appear close
together.
@ Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds that appear close

together.
18) Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is an example
of__________.
a. assonance
*b. alliteration
c. consonance
d. onomatopoeia
~ Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in words that appear
close together.
@ Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in words that appear
close together.
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19) Read the poem and use it to answer the question.
Excerpt
From The Bells
by Edgar Allen Poe:
Hear the sledges with the bells-Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
The poem The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe uses which literary device?
*a. onomatopoeia
b. assonance
c. alliteration
d. consonance
~ In The Bells, Poe uses the words, tinkle, tinkle, tinkle to describe
the sound of the ringing bells.
@ In The Bells, Poe uses the words, tinkle, tinkle, tinkle to describe
the sound of the ringing bells.
20) Read the poem and use it to answer the question.
Excerpt
From Beowulf:

It was grim for the king, gray with age,

to learn his old thane was no longer living.
Swiftly he sent servants to fetch
battle-blessed Beowulf early from bed
together with all the great-hearted Geats.
These lines from Beowulf exemplify_________.
a. repetition
b. rhyme
c. assonance
*d. alliteration
~In each line, the beginning sounds of a couple of the words are the
same, this is an example of alliteration.
@In each line, the beginning sounds of a couple of the words are the
same, this is an example of alliteration.
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21) Assonance is the repetition of_______.
*a. vowel sounds
b. consonant sounds
c. words that imitate sounds
d. the same word in a poem
~Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Repetition is when the same words are used
in the poem, and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
@Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Repetition is when the same words are used
in the poem, and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
22) Alliteration is the repetition of __________.
a. vowel sounds
b. appearance of words
*c. beginning sounds of words
d. consonant sounds
~ Alliteration is when beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. Repetition is when the same words are used in
the poem, and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
@ Alliteration is when beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. Repetition is when the same words are used in
the poem, and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
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23) For each line of poetry, select the literary device it represents.
On a proud round cloud in a white high night.
a. alliteration
b. consonance
*c. assonance
d. limerick
~Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Consonance is when the consonants repeat,
limerick occurs with a funny verse that is five lines in length..
@Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Consonance is when the consonants repeat,
limerick occurs with a funny verse that is five lines in length.
24) For each line of poetry, select the literary device it represents.
Greater than goodness, those granted glory/of beauty beyond mere
fairness of form.
a. assonance
*b. alliteration
c. rhyme
d. onomatopoeia
~ Alliteration is when beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. Rhyme is when word endings sound the same,
and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
@ Alliteration is when beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. Rhyme is when word endings sound the same,
and onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
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25) Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday.
*a. rhyme
b. consonance
c. onomatopoeia
d. alliteration
~ Rhyme is when word endings sound the same. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat, and
onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
@ Rhyme is when word endings sound the same. Alliteration is when
beginning sounds repeat, Assonance is when vowel sounds repeat, and
onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature.
26) Sea nymphs automatically ring his knell: Hark! Now I hear them
ding, dong, bell.

a. assonance
b. haiku
c. epic
*d. onomatopoeia
~ Onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature. Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. An epic is a very long poem that will tell a story,
and haiku is a Japanese style with a specific number of syllables and
lines.
@ Onomatopoeia occurs when words imitate sounds in nature. Assonance is when
vowel sounds repeat. An epic is a very long poem that will tell a story,
and haiku is a Japanese style with a specific number of syllables and
lines.