Meter & Rhythm
This is the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables.
A) Rhyme scheme
B) Meter
C) Stanza
D) Theme
What is meter?
his traditional Japanese form has three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
A) Sonnet
B) Haiku
C) Limerick
D) Ballad
What is a haiku?
This is a group of lines forming a unit in a poem, separated by blank spaces.
A) Line break
B) Stanza
C) Meter
D) Rhyme
What is a stanza?
This is the central or universal idea of a literary work that relates to the human experience.
A) Topic
B) Theme
C) Plot
D) Setting
What is theme?
This device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This meter pattern has one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (da-DUM).
A) Trochaic
B) Anapestic
C) Iambic
D) Dactylic
What is iambic meter?
This 14-line poem traditionally follows strict rhyme schemes and meter patterns.
A) Ballad
B) Epic
C) Sonnet
D) Ode
What is a sonnet?
This is a four-line stanza, commonly used in ballads and hymns.
A) Couplet
B) Tercet
C) Quatrain
D) Octave
What is a quatrain?
To infer theme, you must look for this type of support from the poem.
A) The title only
B) Textual evidence
C) The author's biography
D) The number of stanzas
What is textual evidence?
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together.
What is Alliteration?
This meter pattern creates a "galloping" rhythm with two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.
A) Iambic
B) Trochaic
C) Anapestic
D) Spondaic
What is anapestic meter?
This narrative poem tells a story, often using quatrains and alternating rhyme.
A) Lyric
B) Ballad
C) Limerick
D) Haiku
What is a ballad?
When a sentence continues from one line to the next without a pause, this technique is called this.
A) End-stopping
B) Enjambment
C) Caesura
D) Refrain
What is enjambment?
These are experiences common to all humans, like love, loss, or courage.
A) Specific themes
B) Cultural themes
C) Universal themes
D) Historical themes
What are universal themes?
These are words that imitate the sounds they represent, like "buzz" or "crash."
What is onomatopoeia?
When a poem has no regular meter or rhyme pattern, it's called this type of verse.
A) Blank verse
B) Free verse
C) Sonnet form
D) Ballad meter
What is free verse?
This humorous five-line poem follows an AABBA rhyme scheme with a bouncy rhythm.
A) Sonnet
B) Ballad
C) Limerick
D) Ode
What is a limerick?
This is a line or phrase that repeats throughout a poem for emphasis.
A) Stanza
B) Meter
C) Refrain
D) Couplet
What is a refrain?
This is how theme differs from topic - theme expresses this about life.
A) A summary
B) A deeper message or lesson
C) A character description
D) A plot outline
What is a deeper message or lesson?
This is the repetition of vowel sounds within words in close proximity.
A) Alliteration
B) Consonance
C) Assonance
D) Rhyme
What is assonance?
This stress pattern (DUM-da-da) often creates a waltz-like rhythm in poetry.
A) Iambic
B) Trochaic
C) Anapestic
D) Dactylic
What is dactylic meter?
This long narrative poem tells of heroic deeds and adventures, often featuring gods or legendary figures.
A) Lyric
B) Ballad
C) Sonnet
D) Epic
What is an epic?
This is a deliberate pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.
A) Enjambment
B) Line break
C) Caesura
D) Refrain
What is a caesura?
When analyzing theme, you should look for these three types of connections to support your inference.
A) Only text-to-text
B) Text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world
C) Only personal connections
D) Only historical connections
What are text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections?
This is when objects, colors, or images represent deeper meanings beyond their literal sense.
What is symbolism?