Poetry and Meter

What is the term for a line of poetry with three metrical feet?

• heptameter

• pentameter

• tetrameter

• trimeter

How many metrical feet are in a line of tetrameter?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

In poetry, what is the term for a line of five metrical feet?

• Octameter

• Hexameter

• Pentameter

• Tetrameter

What is a group of lines in a poem that form a single unit called?

• paragraph

• stanza

• verse

• lyric

Which form of poetry consists of 19 lines with a specific rhyme scheme?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Villanelle

• Limerick

Which type of poem tells a story in short stanzas and often has a refrain?

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Sonnet

What form of Japanese poetry consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern?

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Ode

Which type of poem has 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme?

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Haiku

What is the term for the basic unit of measurement in poetry, consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables?

• line

• meter

• verse

• foot

Which type of metrical foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable?

• Iambic

• Dactyl

• Anapest

• Trochee