Poetry Terms Quiz

1. “cock-a-doodle-doo” is an example of:

A. A metaphorB. A refrainC. OnomotopoeiaD. An acrostic

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2. A quatrain is a stanza or poem in which the _ and _ lines rhyme.

A. 2nd and 4th

B. 4th and 6th

C. 6th and 8th

D. 5th and 4th

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3. “She sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of:

A. A coupletB. A syllableC. A balladD. Alliteration

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4. Haiku is

A. A set of verses created from each letter of a word chosen as the poem topic

B. A two-line poem in which the last words of each line rhyme

C. A Japanese poem about nature that is composed of 3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables

D. A line of poetry that has 6 metrical feet

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5. A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound forming all or part of a word:

A. AccentB. SyllableC. VerseD. Stanza

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6. FishIckySlimyHorrendous

A. AcrosticB. MetaphorC. CoupletD. Syllable

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