Narrative Poetry
The Courage That My Mother Had
Concrete Poetry
Poetry Terms
Annabel Lee
100
What makes “The Cremation of Sam McGee” a narrative poem? a. It uses regular rhythm and rhyme. b. It is told in the first person. c. It tells a story. d. It contains a surprise ending.
What is c. It tells a story
100
Which of the following best describes the following lines from “The Courage That My Mother Had”? Oh, if instead she’d left to me/ The thing she took into the grave!— a. a question b. a demand c. a wish d. a suggestion
What is c. a wish
100
A concrete poem is a poem a. with very few figures of speech b. that is divided into stanzas c. with a shape that suggests its subject d. by an author who is sensitive to nature
What is c. with a shape that suggests its subject
100
Which of the following is the best description of a stanza? a. a sentence b. a phrase c. a paragraph d. a page
What is c. a paragraph
100
Rhythm in “Annabel Lee” gives the poem a quality that resembles a. the hoofbeats of a galloping horse b. the ticking of a clock c. ocean waves d. a lively dance
What is c. ocean waves
200
A ballad is a poem that a. praises the gods b. records historical events c. tells a story d. expresses the emotions of the speaker
What is c. tells a story
200
Which of the following best captures the meaning of the following lines about the golden brooch from “The Courage That My Mother Had”? I have no thing I treasure more:/ Yet, it is something I could spare. a. There are so many things I treasure more than the brooch. b. As much as I treasure the brooch, it is not the most valuable thing to me. c. Courage, as important as it is, can never match the value of a golden brooch. d. I don’t attach much value to the brooch, so I could easily do without it.
What is b. As much as I treasure the brooch, it is not the most valuable thing to me.
200
Which of the following best describes the way the seal swims in “Seal”? a. slowly and awkwardly b. unpredictably c. within a narrow area d. rapidly and gracefully
What is d. rapidly and gracefully
200
A poem’s pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is its a. rhyme b. rhythm c. rhyme scheme d. refrain
What is b. rhythm
200
According to the speaker of “Annabel Lee,” the action described in the poem takes place in a kingdom a. located in a city b. by the sea c. in Europe d. in Asia
What is b. by the sea
300
All of the following are typical of ballads except a. adventure and romance b. animal characters c. rhyming lines and a strong rhythm d. stanzas of four or six lines
What is b. animal characters
300
Which of the following does granite symbolize in the following lines from “The Courage That My Mother Had”? Rock from New England quarried;/Now granite in a granite hill. a. courage b. stubbornness c. will d. love
What is a. courage
300
In “Seal,” the seal ends its swim with a. a huge splash b. a mouthful of fish c. a long, slow dive d. an enormous spray
What is b. a mouthful of fish
300
A poem’s rhyme scheme is created by a. the total number of lines b. the number of vivid images c. the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines d. the number of syllables in each line
What is c. the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines
300
According to the speaker in “Annabel Lee,” who envied the love of the two young people? a. Annabel’s kinsmen b. the angels in heaven c. the speaker’s brothers d. the king
What is b. the angels in heaven
400
Almost every stanza of the poem “Lochinvar” ends with the phrase “young Lochinvar.” In a ballad, such a repeated phrase is called a a. rhyme b. refrain c. speaker d. code
What is b. refrain
400
Which of the following choices best answer the questions, “What does the poet wish for in ‘The Courage That My Mother Had’”? a. the golden brooch b. her New England home c. her mother’s courage d. the treasure she has lost
What is c. her mother's courage
400
In “Seal,” to which sense does the phrase “softer than spray” appeal? a. taste b. hearing c. touch d. sight
What is c. touch
400
A direct comparison that describes one item as if it were another is a. a metaphor b. a simile c. a personification d. an alliteration
What is a. metaphor
400
Which of the following best describes the overall tone in Poe’s “Annabel Lee”? a. disillusioned b. sad c. hopeful d. angry
What is b. sad
500
In a narrative poem, the ________ is the voice that relates the story. a. speaker b. main character c. minor character d. publisher
What is a. speaker
500
A brooch is a _____________. a. type of window b. type of stone c. type of jewelry d. type of person
What is c. type of jewelry
500
According to “Seal,” the noises that a seal make include a. a hist b. a purr c. a click d. a bark
What is d. a bark
500
The process of assigning human characterisitics to nonhuman objects is known as a. personification b. assonance c. symbology d. sensory language
What is a. personification
500
Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee" is about a. his dead wife b. his dead mother c. his dead daughter d. unknown for sure
What is d. unknown for sure
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