Poetry Terms Quiz
1. “cock-a-doodle-doo” is an example
of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
A metaphor
A refrain
Onomotopoeia
An acrostic
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2. A quatrain is a stanza or poem in
which the _ and _ lines rhyme.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2nd and 4th
4th and 6th
6th and 8th
5th and 4th
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3. “She sells seashells by the seashore”
is an example of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
A couplet
A syllable
A ballad
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.
B.
C.
D.
Accent
Syllable
Verse
Stanza
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6. Fish
Icky
Slimy
Horrendous
A.
B.
C.
D.
Acrostic
Metaphor
Couplet
Syllable
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