POETRY REVIEW
A songlike poem that tells a story; has a
regular, steady rhythm, and a simple
rhyme pattern:
A.ode
B.elegy
C.sonnet
D.ballad
A songlike poem that tells a story; has a
regular, steady rhythm, and a simple
rhyme pattern:
A.ode
B.elegy
C.sonnet
D.ballad
A long narrative poem about the many
deeds of a great hero:
A.epic
B.sonnet
C.elegy
D.ode
A long narrative poem about the many
deeds of a great hero:
A.epic
B.sonnet
C.elegy
D.ode
A long lyric poem, usually praising some
subject and written in dignified language:
A.ballad
B.elegy
C.ode
D.sonnet
A long lyric poem, usually praising some
subject and written in dignified language:
A. ballad
B. elegy
C. ode
D. sonnet
A fourteen-line poem that follows strict rules
of structure and tells of deep emotion:
A.ballad
B.elegy
C.ode
D.sonnet
A fourteen-line poem that follows strict rules
of structure and tells of deep emotion:
A.ballad
B.elegy
C.ode
D.sonnet
Two lines of poetry:
A.sonnet
B.couplet
C.elegy
D.ode
Two lines of poetry:
A.sonnet
B.couplet
C.elegy
D.ode
A poem that tells a story (broad
classification):
A.lyric
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.rhyming
A poem that tells a story (broad
classification):
A.lyric
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.rhyming
A poem that does not tell a story but
expresses the personal feelings of a
speaker (broad classification):
A.lyric
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.rhyming
A poem that does not tell a story but
expresses the personal feelings of a
speaker:
A.lyric
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.rhyming
A poem that expresses deep feelings of
remorse over the loss of someone or
something:
A.elegy
B.sonnet
C.ballad
D.epic
A poem that expresses deep feelings of
remorse over the loss of someone or
something:
A.elegy
B.sonnet
C.ballad
D.epic
The two main classifications of poetry:
A.elegies and sonnets
B.free verse and rhyming
C.lyric and narrative
D.emotional and stoic
The two main classifications of poetry:
A.elegies and sonnets
B.free verse and rhyming
C.lyric and narrative
D.emotional and stoic
The repetition of stressed and unstressed
syllables to create a steady beat (general
term):
A.rhyme
B.rhythm
C.alliteration
D.assonance
The repetition of stressed and unstressed
syllables to create a steady beat (general
term):
A.rhyme
B.rhythm
C.alliteration
D.assonance
The repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginning of consecutive words:
A.onomatopoeia
B.simile
C.alliteration
D.assonance
The repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginning of consecutive words:
A.onomatopoeia
B.simile
C.alliteration
D.assonance
Use of words that imitate sounds or suggest
sounds:
A.onomatopoeia
B.hyperbole
C.alliteration
D.assonance
Use of words that imitate sounds or suggest
sounds:
A.onomatopoeia
B.hyperbole
C.alliteration
D.assonance
When words at the end of two lines of poetry
have the same sound:
A.metonymy
B.rhythm
C.personification
D.rhyme
When words at the end of two lines of poetry
have the same sound:
A.metonymy
B.rhythm
C.personification
D.rhyme
A pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables in lines of poetry:
A.meter
B.assonance
C.free verse
D.rhyme
A pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables in lines of poetry:
A.meter
B.assonance
C.free verse
D.rhyme
A type of meter that has one unstressed
syllable and one stressed syllable ( ′ )
A.anapestic
B.iambic
C.trochaic
D.dactylic
A type of meter that has one unstressed
syllable and one stressed syllable ( ′ )
A.anapestic
B.iambic
C.trochaic
D.dactylic
A type of meter that has TWO unstressed
syllables and one stressed syllable
(  ′ )
A.anapestic
B.iambic
C.trochaic
D.dactylic
A type of meter that has TWO unstressed
syllables and one stressed syllable
(  ′ )
A.anapestic (sounds like horse’s hooves)
B.iambic
C.trochaic
D.dactylic
Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme
scheme:
A.fictional
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.inverted
Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme
scheme:
A.fictional
B.narrative
C.free verse
D.inverted
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that
are close together:
A.alliteration
B.hyperbole
C.metonymy
D.assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that
are close together:
A.alliteration
B.hyperbole
C.metonymy
D.assonance
“O Captain, My Captain” is which specific
type of poem?
A.sonnet
B.elegy
C.ode
D.ballad
“O Captain, My Captain” is which specific
type of poem?
A.sonnet
B.elegy
C.ode
D.ballad
“O Captain, My Captain” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.lyric
B.narrative
“O Captain, My Captain” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.lyric
B.narrative
“O Captain, My Captain” uses an extended
metaphor, so America is represented as:
A. a ship
B. a democracy
C. a flower
D. a storm
“O Captain, My Captain” uses an extended
metaphor, so America is represented as:
A. a ship
B. a democracy
C. a flower
D. a storm
“O Captain, My Captain” was written by
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Henry W. Longfellow
C. Edgar Allen Poe
D. Walt Whitman
“O Captain, My Captain” was written by
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Henry W. Longfellow
C. Edgar Allen Poe
D. Walt Whitman
In “O Captain, My Captain,” the poet steps
out of the metaphor and calls Lincoln his:
A. president
B. father
C. commanding officer
D. teacher
In “O Captain, My Captain,” the poet steps
out of the metaphor and calls Lincoln his:
A. president
B. father
C. commanding officer
D. teacher
When was “O Captain, My Captain” written
(before or after which event)?
A. after the death of Lincoln
B. at the start of the Civil War
C. after the signing of the Emancipation
Proclamation
D. fifty years after Lincoln’s inauguration
When was “O Captain, My Captain” written
(before or after which event)?
A. after the death of Lincoln
B. at the start of the Civil War
C. after the signing of the Emancipation
Proclamation
D. fifty years after Lincoln’s inauguration
“The Ship of State” is which specific type of
poem?
A.narrative
B.sonnet
C.ode
D.elegy
“The Ship of State” is which specific type of
poem?
A.narrative
B.sonnet
C.ode
D.elegy
In “The Ship of State,” the “Master” that laid
the keel of the ship is:
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. God
C. the Founding Fathers
D. the citizens of the United States
In “The Ship of State,” the “Master” that laid
the keel of the ship is:
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. God
C. the Founding Fathers
D. the citizens of the United States
“The Ship of State” was written by:
A. Walt Whitman
B. Henry W. Longfellow
C. Henry David Thoreau
D. Oliver Wendell Holmes
“The Ship of State” was written by:
A. Walt Whitman
B. Henry W. Longfellow
C. Henry David Thoreau
D. Oliver Wendell Holmes
When was “The Ship of State” written?
A. before the Civil War in 1849
B. after the death of Abe Lincoln in 1865
C. at the start of the Civil War in 1861
D. on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s
death
When was “The Ship of State” written?
A. before the Civil War in 1849
B. after the death of Abe Lincoln in 1865
C. at the start of the Civil War in 1861
D. on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s
death
“The Cremation of Sam McGee” is which
type of poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“The Cremation of Sam McGee” is which
type of poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“The Cremation of Sam McGee” is most like
which other type of story?
A. myth
B. legend
C. fairy tale
D. tall tale
“The Cremation of Sam McGee” is most like
which other type of story?
A. myth
B. legend
C. fairy tale
D. tall tale (uses hyperbole, or exaggeration)
In “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” Sam:
A. is buried at his placer mine
B. carries his friend to his Yukon cabin
C. is set on fire in an old, derelict ship
D. refuses to seek gold anymore
In “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” Sam:
A. is buried at his placer mine
B. carries his friend to his Yukon cabin
C. is set on fire in an old, derelict ship
D. refuses to seek gold anymore
Beowulf has ____ lines.
A. 112
B. 517
C. 1,238
D. 3,182
Beowulf has ____ lines.
A. 112
B. 517
C. 1,238
D. 3,182
Beowulf was written by:
A. Shakespeare
B. Chaucer
C. Bede
D. an unknown poet
Beowulf was written by:
A. Shakespeare
B. Chaucer
C. Bede
D. an unknown poet
Beowulf kills which monster by ripping off an
arm?
A. Jabberwocky
B. Grendel
C. Abominable Snowman
D. Charybdis
Beowulf kills which monster by ripping off an
arm?
A. Jabberwocky
B. Grendel
C. Abominable Snowman
D. Charybdis
All of these are themes in Beowulf except:
A. Goodness conquers evil.
B. Excessive pride leads to your downfall.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Life is a continuing struggle.
All of these are themes in Beowulf except:
A. Goodness conquers evil.
B. Excessive pride leads to your downfall.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Life is a continuing struggle.
When he is older, Beowulf kills ___ with the
help of ___.
A. Grendel, Heorot
B. a dragon, Wiglaf
C. a sea monster, Hrothgar
D. Grendel’s mother, Unferth
When he is older, Beowulf kills ___ with the
help of ___.
A. Grendel, Heorot
B. a dragon, Wiglaf
C. a sea monster, Hrothgar
D. Grendel’s mother, Unferth
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” is which specific type of
poem?
A.elegy
B.sonnet
C.ballad
D.ode
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” is which type of poem?
A.elegy
B.sonnet
C.ballad
D.ode
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” is which type of poem—
lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” is which type of poem—
lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” was written by ____
poet:
A. an African American
B. an Irish American
C. a Native American
D. a Polish American
“Birdfoot’s Grampa” was written by ____
poet:
A. an African American
B. an Irish American
C. a Native American
D. a Polish American
Birdfoot’s Grampa would most likely say:
A. Teach your grandson to drive.
B. Always use an umbrella in the rain.
C. What’s one more froggie, more or less?
D. Animals have lives to lead too.
Birdfoot’s Grampa would most likely say:
A. Teach your grandson to drive.
B. Always use an umbrella in the rain.
C. What’s one more froggie, more or less?
D. Animals have lives to lead too.
“Ode to a Toad” is which type of poem—lyric
or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Ode to a Toad” is which type of poem—lyric
or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Number 116” by Shakespeare is which
specific type of poem?
A.elegy
B.ode
C.sonnet
D.epic
“Number 116” by Shakespeare is which
specific type of poem?
A.elegy
B.ode
C.sonnet
D.epic
“Number 116” by Shakespeare is which type
of poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Number 116” by Shakespeare is which type
of poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
The theme of “Number 116” by Shakespeare
is:
A. People often rush to love too quickly.
B. Love is never shaken, nor does it change
with time.
C. Jealously can ruin a relationship.
D. No man has ever loved.
The theme of “Number 116” by Shakespeare
is:
A. People often rush to love too quickly.
B. Love is never shaken, nor does it change
with time.
C. Jealously can ruin a relationship.
D. No man has ever loved.
“The Dying Cowboy” is which specific type
of poem?
A.epic
B.ballad
C.sonnet
D.couplet
“The Dying Cowboy” is which type of poem?
A.epic
B.ballad
C.sonnet
D.couplet
“The Dying Cowboy” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“The Dying Cowboy” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
The Dying Cowboy is shot after he:
A. steals money
B. kills a man
C. gets into an argument with a gambler
D. goes on a cattle drive.
The Dying Cowboy is shot when he:
A. steals money
B. kills a man
C. gets into an argument with a gambler
D. goes on a cattle drive.
“The Odyssey” is which specific type of
poem?
A.sonnet
B.ode
C.elegy
D.epic
“The Odyssey” is which type of poem?
A.sonnet
B.ode
C.elegy
D.epic
“Paul Revere’s Ride” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“Paul Revere’s Ride” is which type of
poem—lyric or narrative?
A.narrative
B.lyric
“XLIII” is one of the ____ from the
Portuguese written in 1847.
A. Odes
B. Elegies
C. Epics
D. Sonnets
“XLIII” is one of the ____ from the
Portuguese written in 1847.
A. Odes
B. Elegies
C. Epics
D. Sonnets
“XLIII” was written by:
A. Walt Whitman
B. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C. Robert Browning
D. William Wordsworth
“XLIII” was written by:
A. Walt Whitman
B. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C. Robert Browning
D. William Wordsworth
All of these are true about Elizabeth Barrett
Browning except:
A. She was plagued by ailments all her life.
B. She married at the age of 60.
C. The Sonnets of the Portuguese were all
written for her husband.
D. She was a recluse before meeting Robert
Browning.
All of these are true about Elizabeth Barrett
Browning except:
A. She was plagued by ailments all her life.
B. She married at the age of 60.
C. The Sonnets of the Portuguese were all
written for her husband.
D. She was a recluse before meeting Robert
Browning.
Which American poet wrote mainly in free
verse and captured the new American
voice?
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Walt Whitman
D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Which American poet wrote mainly in free
verse and captured the new American
voice?
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Walt Whitman
D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
T or F. A ballad must always have a refrain:
A.true
B.false
T or F. A ballad must always have a refrain:
A.true
B.false
A sonnet has _____ syllables.
A.55
B.100
C.140
D.172
A sonnet has _____ syllables.
A.55
B.100
C.140
D.172
A sonnet has _____ lines only.
A.10
B.12
C.14
D.16
A sonnet has _____ lines only.
A.10
B.12
C.14
D.16
Which type of sonnet presents a problem or
discusses an idea in the first eight lines, and
then comments on the idea or solves the
problem in the last six lines?
A.Shakespearean sonnet
B.English sonnet
C.Italian sonnet
D.Greek sonnet
Which type of sonnet presents a problem or
discusses an idea in the first eight lines, and
then comments on the idea or solves the
problem in the last six lines?
A.Shakespearean sonnet
B.English sonnet
C.Italian sonnet
D.Greek sonnet
Which type of sonnet has the rhyme scheme
of abab cdcd efef gg?
A.Petrarchan sonnet
B.Shakespearean sonnet
C.Free verse sonnet
D.Latin sonnet
Which type of sonnet has the rhyme scheme
of abab cdcd efef gg?
A.Petrarchan sonnet
B.Shakespearean sonnet
C.Free verse sonnet
D.Latin sonnet
In a Shakespearean sonnet, which quatrain
(group of four lines) presents a problem
or discusses an idea further?
A.first quatrain
B.second quatrain
C.third quatrain
D.fourth quatrain
In a Shakespearean sonnet, which quatrain
(group of four lines) presents a problem
or discusses an idea further?
A.first quatrain
B.second quatrain
C.third quatrain
D.fourth quatrain
In a Shakespearean sonnet, which lines
moralize on the issue or present the
theme?
A.last couplet
B.first couplet
C.third quatrain
D.second quatrain
In a Shakespearean sonnet, which lines
moralize on the issue or present the
theme?
A.last couplet
B.first couplet
C.third quatrain
D.second quatrain
Shakespearean sonnets are usually written
in which meter:
A.anapestic tetrameter
B.iambic pentameter
C.dactylic heptameter
D.trochaic trimeter
Shakespearean sonnets are usually written
in which meter:
A.anapestic tetrameter
B.iambic pentameter
C.dactylic heptameter
D.trochaic trimeter
At the end of a Shakespearean sonnet is:
A. a stanza
B. irony
C. a couplet
D. a caesura
At the end of a Shakespearean sonnet is:
A. a stanza
B. irony
C. a couplet
D. a caesura
T or F. An elegy must contain rhyme:
A.true
B.false
T or F. An elegy must contain rhyme:
A.true
B.false
T or F. An ode can have any structure—
stanzas, no stanzas, rhyme or no rhyme.
A.true
B.false
T or F. An ode can have any structure—
stanzas, no stanzas, rhyme or no rhyme.
A.true
B.false
Which of the following sentences is written
in iambic pentameter?
A.There are strange things done in the
midnight sun.
B. A hurry of hoofs in a village street
C. O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is
done.
D. The poetry of earth is never dead.
Which of the following sentences is written
in iambic pentameter?
A.There are strange things done in the
midnight sun.
B. A hurry of hoofs in a village street
C. O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is
done.
D. The poetry of earth is never dead. (accented)
Identify the rhyme scheme in the following lines:
The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him had fled
The flame that lit the battle’s wreck
Shone ‘round him o’er the dead.
A.aabb
B.abab
C.abcb
D.abcd
Identify the rhyme scheme in the following lines:
The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him had fled
The flame that lit the battle’s wreck
Shone ‘round him o’er the dead.
A.aabb
B.abab
C.abcb
D.abcd
Which Standard of Oratory uses stylistic
language and delivery (how it is said)?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
Which Standard of Oratory uses stylistic
language and delivery (how it is said)?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
Which Standard of Oratory transcends the
specific occasion and reflects principles
that society values?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
Which Standard of Oratory transcends the
specific occasion and reflects principles
that society values?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
Which Standard of Oratory uses the right
words for the right occasion?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
Which Standard of Oratory uses the right
words for the right occasion?
A.Timeliness
B.Timelessness
C.Eloquence
D.Effectiveness
To create imagery and themes in poetry and
great prose in relatively few words, a
writer uses:
A. parallel structure
B. antithesis
C. repetition
D. compression
To create imagery and themes in poetry and
great prose in relatively few words, a
writer uses:
A. parallel structure
B. antithesis
C. repetition
D. compression
A sentence containing long clauses that puts
the most important point last is a(n) ____
sentence.
A. parallel
B. dactylic
C. periodic
D. occasional
A sentence containing long clauses that puts
the most important point last is a(n) ____
sentence.
A. parallel
B. dactylic
C. periodic
D. occasional
Lincoln uses ____ in the sentence “The
world will little note nor long remember
what we say here, but it can never forget
what they did here.”
A. compression
B. metaphor
C. parallel structure
D. rhyme
Lincoln uses ____ in the sentence “The
world will little note nor long remember
what we say here, but it can never forget
what they did here.”
A. compression
B. metaphor
C. parallel structure
D. rhyme
“Four score and seven years ago…” is
calculated from ____ to ____.
A. 1966 to 1879
B. 1776 to 1865
C. 1863 to 1776
D. 1812 to 1776
“Four score and seven years ago…” is
calculated from ____ to ____.
A. 1966 to 1879
B. 1776 to 1865
C. 1863 to 1776
D. 1812 to 1776
The only word, of the choices listed,
included in the text of “The Gettysburg
Address” is
A. Union
B. victory
C. battlefield
D. Gettysburg
The only word, of the choices listed,
included in the text of “The Gettysburg
Address” is
A. Union
B. victory
C. battlefield
D. Gettysburg