IB Poetry

What is half-rhyme?

• Rhyming of the first and last consonants with a different vowel sound in the middle

• The repetition of sounds at the end of lines

• The use of symbols

• The use of hyperbole

What is internal rhyme?

• Rhyme within the same line of poetry

• Rhyme at the end of lines

• Rhyme between stanzas

• Rhyme in the middle of a stanza

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• The ploughman homeward plods his weary way

• How they clang, and clash, and roar!

• My stick fingers click with a snicker

• Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

What is the definition of an allegory?

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

• A figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person

• A situation in which more than one meaning is possible

• Contrasting or combining two terms with opposite meanings

What is an apostrophe in literary terms?

• A figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing

• A punctuation mark used to indicate possession

• A type of rhyme that is not full and perfect

• A repetition of an initial word or phrase

What is "blank verse"?

• Poetry with a distinct meter

• Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

• A play on words with similar sounds

• The implied meaning of a word or phrase

Which term refers to the implied meaning of a word or phrase?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Diction

• Cadence

What is the term for the feeling a poem arouses in the reader, such as happiness, fear, or sorrow?

• Syntax

• Mood

• Verse

• Paradox

Which term refers to an apparent contradiction that reveals an unexpected valid meaning?

• Paradox

• Rhyme scheme

• Speaker

• Understatement

What is enjambment in poetry?

• A) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

• B) The use of a repeated consonant sound

• C) A pause in the middle of a line

• D) The use of a rhyme scheme