#1
Which poetic device is used to make a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#2
Which poetic form consists of 14 lines, often written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG?
#3
Which of the following is an example of a metrical foot in poetry?
Alliteration
Iambic pentameter
Enjambment
Caesura
#4
What is the primary characteristic of a limerick?
Serious and contemplative tone
Five-line humorous poem with a distinctive rhythm and rhyme scheme
Blank verse with iambic pentameter
Extended narrative focused on tragic events
#5
Which literary term refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words in a line of poetry?
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration
Enjambment
#6
What does the term 'enjambment' refer to in poetry?
A type of rhyme scheme
The repetition of consonant sounds
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, stanza, or couplet
The use of words that imitate the sound they describe
#7
Who is often credited with the creation of the Shakespearean or Elizabethan sonnet form?
John Donne
William Wordsworth
Edmund Spenser
Percy Bysshe Shelley
#8
Who is credited with the development of the first haiku?
Matsuo Basho
Yosa Buson
Kobayashi Issa
Masaoka Shiki
#9
Which of the following poets is associated with the Romantic literary movement?
Alexander Pope
John Keats
T.S. Eliot
Emily Dickinson
#10
What is the primary function of a ballad in poetry?
To convey a sense of melancholy
To tell a story through verse
To explore philosophical ideas
To express personal emotions
#11
What is the purpose of the volta in a sonnet?
To introduce a shift in tone or argument
To conclude the poem
To establish the setting
To create ambiguity
#12
In poetry, what does the term 'caesura' refer to?
A type of rhyme
A break or pause in the middle of a line of verse
The use of words with similar sounds
The repetition of vowel sounds
#13
In poetry, what does the term 'synecdoche' refer to?
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
A type of rhyme scheme
The use of contradictory terms in close proximity
A form of repetition for emphasis
#14
Who wrote the famous poem 'The Waste Land,' known for its modernist style and complex structure?
Sylvia Plath
T.S. Eliot
Langston Hughes
Robert Frost
#15
What is the purpose of a sestina in poetry?
To express intense emotions
To praise the beauty of nature
To explore the theme of love
To play with language through repetition