Poems, Plays and Prose

When we read for pleasure we often use techniques like skimming or even skipping passages.

• True

• False

When reading for study, skimming is sufficient.

• True

• False

Which of these is not a core skill for reading literature?

• Establish your motivation

• Survey the text

• Consider your existing knowledge

• Do extensive research before beginning

A paragraph in a poem is called a

• paragraph

• act

• scene

• stanza

In the poem "My Lute, Awake!" expresses a __________ within the final line of each stanza, does the speaker want his lute to wake up, or is he done with it?

• Irony

• Contradiction

• Sarcasm

• A lie

In "My mistress' Eyes are nothing like the Sun", what part of speech is in the title?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Contradiction

• Insult

Which of these qualities are true for sonnets?

• They have 14 lines

• They have an irregular rhyme scheme

• They have a regular rhyme scheme

• Each line contains 14 syllables.

In "London" the line 'marks of weakness, marks of woe' is an example of

• onomatopoeia

• empathy

• alliteration

• simile

"In time of 'The Breaking of Nations'" is an example of a simple poem - there is not much deeper meaning.

• True

• False

The title of "Dulce et Decorum Est" is an example of

• Metonym

• Malapropism

• Irony

• Sarcasm