Poetry Terms Quiz

What is the repetition of identical consonant sounds in close proximity called?

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

Which term describes a poem where the speaker addresses an absent person or a non-human entity?

• Apostrophe

• Dramatic monologue

• Ballad

• Anaphora

What is the term for a line of poetry that ends with a full pause, usually indicated by punctuation?

• Volta

• Enjambment

• Caesura

• End-stopped line

Which of the following is a type of rhyme where the words appear to rhyme based on spelling but not pronunciation?

• Double rhyme

• Eye rhyme

• Slant rhyme

• Internal rhyme

What is the term for a rhetorical figure that describes one sensory impression in terms of a different sense?

• Simile

• Synaesthesia

• Paradox

• Metaphor

What is the term for a two-syllable foot with two stressed accents?

• Trochee

• Spondee

• Pyrrhic foot

• Anapest

Which term refers to a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme?

• Ballad

• Sonnet

• Octave

• Quatrain

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which term describes a 'turning' point in a Petrarchan sonnet?

• Volta

• Caesura

• Refrain

• Chiasmus

What is the term for a narrative poem composed of quatrains rhyming x-a-x-a?

• Blank verse

• Sestet

• Ballad

• Heroic couplet