Poetry Pre-Assessment

DIRECTIONS: This is a short pre-assessment to see what general knowledge you have about poetry. You will not be graded on this, so there is no need to look up answers. It would be better if you selected "I don't know" rather than guess if you truly don't know.

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The formal name for literature (writing) that is not poetry is ________.

• Prose

• Novels

• Plays/drama

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A single line of a poem is called _______.

• cinquain

• linear

• verse

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph is referred to as a __________.

• refrain

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• verse

• stanza

Phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated within the poem are called _______.

• refrain

• scheme

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• verse

___________ is the pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem, written as letters, like ABAB CDCD.

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• slant rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• consonance

A poetic device where a writer uses the same vowel sounds among words is called ______.

• assonance

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• rhyme scheme

• alliteration

__________ is the name given to the repetition of the same consonant sounds among words.

• partial rhyme

• consonance

• assonance

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A poem that is meant to be sung is called a _______ poem.

• lyric

• ballad

• haiku

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A poem written in response to a death of a person or group; a poem of mourning is known as a ______ poem.

• elegy
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• ode
• narrative