Poetry Terms
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is an iambic pentameter?
A line with five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)
A line with three rhymes
A poem with ten lines
A line that ends with a question mark
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of enjambment?
A line that carries over to the next without pause or punctuation.
A line that ends with a period.
A poem with only one line.
A sentence that rhymes.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a masculine ending in poetry?
A line that ends on a stressed syllable
A line that ends with a comma
A line that ends on an unstressed syllable
A line with five iambs
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is an end-stopped line?
A line that finishes with punctuation or a natural pause
A line with five iambs
A line that ends on a stressed syllable
A line that rhymes with the next line
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What punctuation is typically missing at the end of a line with enjambment?
Pause or punctuation
Capital letter
Question mark
Exclamation point
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes enjambment in poetry?
A thought continues from one line to the next without punctuation.
Every line ends with a comma.
Each line is a separate sentence.
The poem has a title.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following lines is an example of iambic pentameter?
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?"
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep."
"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"
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