ELEMENTS
DEVICES
TYPES/ FORMS
STRUCTURE
100
It is the repetitive pattern of sounds found in poetry.
a). Rhyme
b). Rhyme Scheme
c). Lines
d). Meter
Answer: A
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words. Rhyming is particularly common in many types of poetry, especially at the ends of lines, and is a requirement in formal verse.
100
It is a comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
a). Metaphor
b). Oxymoron
c). Hyperbole
d). Simile
Answer: D
Simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
Ex.
- Slept like a log
- Sly as a fox
100
A poem that laments for the dead.
a). Ode
b).Lyric
c). Villanelle
d). Elegy
Answer: D
Elegy is a mournful poem, especially a lament for the dead
100
A stanza made up of two lines. The simplest and most basic unit of poetry in English is the rhyming couplet.
a). Couplet
b). Quatrain
c). Tercet
d). Cinquian
Answer: A
The couplet is a stanza made up of two lines. The simplest and most basic unit of poetry in English is the rhyming couplet.
200
the pattern according to which end rhymes are repeated in works of poetry.
a). Meter
b). Rhyme Scheme
c). Tone and Mood
d). Rhythm
Answer: B,
A rhyme scheme is the pattern according to which end rhymes (rhymes located at the end of lines) are repeated in works of poetry. Rhyme schemes are described using letters of the alphabet, such that all the lines in a poem that rhyme with each other are assigned a letter, beginning with "A."
End: Rhyming words at the end of a line
Internal: Rhyming words within a line of poetry or between lines
200
occurs when a word imitates a natural sound.
a). Metaphor
b). Irony
c). Hyperbole
d). Onomatopoeia
Answer: D
Onomatopoeia occurs when a word imitates a natural sound.
200
It is a fourteen-line poem with a set rhyme scheme
a). Elegy
b).Limerick
c). Sonnet
d). Ode
Answer: C
A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem with a set rhyme scheme often divided into quatrains, octaves, and sestets. sonnet uses iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
200
A stanza made up of three lines.
a). Couplet
b). Quatrain
c). Tercet
d). Cinquian
Answer: C
Tercet is a stanza made up of three lines. Also called a triptyc. Forms of poetry that are based on the tercet include villanelles and terza rima.
300
It is the pattern of stresses in poetic writing.
a). Rhyme
b). Rhyme Scheme
c). Meter
d). Rhythm
Answer: D
A Rhythm is the pattern of stresses in poetic writing. Writers use various types of rhythms and numbers of syllables to create these patterns.
Types of Rhythm
- Iamb: contains one unstressed and one stressed syllable.
- Trochee: contains one stressed and one unstressed syllable.
- Spondee: contains two stressed syllables.
- Anapest: consists of three beats, two unstressed and one stressed.
- Dactyl: consists of three beats, one stressed and two unstressed.
300
occurs when an outcome is different than what is expected.
a). Metaphor
b). Irony
c). Hyperbole
d). Simile
Answer: B
Irony occurs when an outcome is different than what is expected.
Ex.
This is my great son who failed the test
Telling a rude customer to “have a nice day”
300
is a humorous piece of poetry that consists of five lines with the same rhythm.
a). Ode
b). Haiku
c). Limerick
d). Elegy
Answer: C
A Limerick is a poem that consists of five lines in a single stanza with a rhyme scheme of AABBA. Most limericks are intended to be humorous, and many are considered bawdy, suggestive, or downright indecent.
300
A stanza made up of five lines.
a). Couplet
b). Quatrain
c). Tercet
d). Cinquian
Answer: D
A Cinquain is stanza made of five lines. Also called a quintain. Some poems, such as the Japanese tanka and the American Cinquain, consist of a single five-line stanza.
400
It refers to the language, sound, and form used in a particular piece of poetry.
a). Tone and Mood
b). Verse
c). Lines
d). Spontee
Answer A
The tone and mood.
Tone Or attitude-readers have to look for the poet’s choice of words, figurative language, and sound devices.
Mood- is related to the impression of the text upon readers.
400
It is a poetic device that refers to the projection of human characteristics into inanimate objects.
a). Metaphor
b). Irony
c). Personification
d). Simile
Answer: C
Personification is a poetic device that refers to the projection of human characteristics into inanimate objects.
Ex.
The wind whistled throughout the day
The leaves danced their way through the lawn
400
is a nineteen-line poem comprising five triplets with a closing quatrain.
a). Villanelle
b). Lyric
c). Sonnet
d). Limerick
Answer: A
A Villanelle is a poem of nineteen lines, and which follows a strict form that consists of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by one quatrain (four-line stanza). Villanelles use a specific rhyme scheme of ABA for their tercets, and ABAA for the quatrain. The first and third lines of the first tercet function as repeating refrains, which alternate as the final line of each subsequent tercet and appear again as the two final lines of the concluding quatrain. Although villanelles often do use meter, they don't have to use any one type of meter in particular.
400
It is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that called feet, of two or three syllables.
a). Rhyme
b). Rhyme Scheme
c). Meter
d). Rhythm
Answer: C
Meter is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the rhythm of some poetry. These stress patterns are defined in groupings, called feet, of two or three syllables. A pattern of unstressed-stressed, for instance, is a foot called an iamb.
The most common number of feet found in lines of poetry are:
- Monometer (one foot)
- Dimeter (two feet)
- Trimeter (three feet)
- Tetrameter (four feet)
- Pentameter (five feet)
- Hexameter (six feet)
500
a rhythm that contains one unstressed and one stressed syllable.
a). Iamb
b). Trochee
c). Dactyl
d). Anapest
Answer: A
Iamb is the most common of all metrical feet. An iamb is a set of two syllables, the first of which is unstressed or short, and the second of which is stressed or long. If a line consists of iambs, it is “iambic.”
500
is an implicit comparison between different images or ideas without the use of “like” or “as”.
a). Metaphor
b). Oxymoron
c). Hyperbole
d). Simile
Answer: A
A Metaphor is an implicit comparison between different images or ideas without the use of “like” or “as”.
Ex.
You are my sunshine
you have a heart of gold
he's an apple of my eye
500
A form of poem that is unrhymed Japanese poetry
a) Haiku
b). Mango
c). Daiso
d) Maiko
Answer: A
Haiku is a form of unrhymed Japanese poetry containing three sections with a total of 17 syllables arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern.
500
is a unit of lines in poetry.
a). Meter
b). Diction
c). Stanza
d). Theme
Answer: C
a stanza is a unit of lines in poetry. Just like we use paragraphs in prose, and verses in songs, stanzas are units that give a poem structure. They guide the reader from one idea to the next. distinct group of lines in a poem.
Ex.
The ladies men admire, I’ve heard,
Would shudder at a wicked word.
—“Interview” by Dorothy Parker