Poetry and Literary Elements Test

Which of the following poems is structured with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern?

• Tanka

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Ballad

Which type of poem is typically a humorous five-line verse with an AABBA rhyme scheme?

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Villanelle

• Ode

Which of the following describes a villanelle?

• A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter

• A 19-line poem with repeated refrains and a set rhyme pattern

• A 5-line humorous poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

• A long narrative poem about heroic deeds

Which poetic form is written as a short inscription on a tombstone?

• Elegy

• Epitaph

• Epic

• Ballad

Which poem is usually written as a solemn tribute to a deceased person?

• Acrostic

• Cinquain

• Elegy

• Chant

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," is called:

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

"The wind whispered through the trees." What poetic device is used in this line?

• Assonance

• Personification

• Consonance

• Internal rhyme

What is the term for the pattern of beats in a poem?

• Symbolism

• Meter

• Rhyme Scheme

• Internal Rhyme

If a poem follows the rhyme pattern ABAB, what does this refer to?

• Rhyme scheme

• Symbolism

• Meter

• Free verse

Which type of rhyme occurs within a single line of poetry?

• Internal rhyme

• End rhyme

• Free verse

• Consonance