0921 - Poetry Quiz

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Grade Nine Poetry

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1
Poets' themes are influenced by their
- all of these.
experiences and emotions.
period and beliefs.
creativity and subject.
2
Allusion could be a reference to
a literary character.
- all of these.
a biblical character.
a mythological character.
3
A haiku is a Japanese form of art.
True.
False.
4
What is poetry?
An anagram for "Toe Pie."
Words carefully selected for expression.
Words used at random.
Prose.
5
A line of poetry with ten syllables is called
pentameter.
octometer.
kilometer.
tetrameter.
6
All poems have to rhyme.
False.
True.
7
Exaggeration is saying
more than is true.
less than is true.
the opposite to what is true.
- all of these.
8
An understatement is
saying less than is true.
the minimum wage.
saying the opposite to what is true.
saying more than is true.
9
Accents of words can create a rhythm.
False.
True.
10
Hyperbole is
a football game in February.
saying more than is true.
saying the opposite to what is true.
saying less than is true.
11
Mr. Hokstad
sang in class.
is boring. (DO NOT CHOOSE THIS!)
is English.
is American.
12
"Drip," "crash," and "moo" are examples of
assonance.
a fun farm party.
alliteration.
onomatopoeia.
13
Which of the following should not influence how one judges art?
Its popularity.
Its continuity.
Its originality.
Its universality.
14
A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.
False.
True
15
"O harp and altar, of the fury fused" is an example of
assonance.
an imperfect rhyme.
onomatopoeia.
rhyming.
16
A poetic licence gives one the power to
- all of these.
change spelling.
invent new words.
use or not use punctuation.
17
A Shakespearean sonnet
is 14 lines long.
- all of these.
has a particular rhyme scheme.
is iambic pentameter.
18
"The trees danced in the breeze" is an example of
onomatopoeia.
personification.
allusion.
apostrophe.
19
Irony is
saying less than is true.
saying more than is true.
saying the opposite to what is true.
addressing an abstract object.
20
Schools of poetry follow other movements in the arts.
False.
True.

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0921 - Poetry Quiz

20 termsStudBud Administration109 plays

Grade Nine Poetry

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
Poets' themes are influenced by their
- all of these.
experiences and emotions.
period and beliefs.
creativity and subject.
2
Allusion could be a reference to
a literary character.
- all of these.
a biblical character.
a mythological character.
3
A haiku is a Japanese form of art.
True.
False.
4
What is poetry?
An anagram for "Toe Pie."
Words carefully selected for expression.
Words used at random.
Prose.
5
A line of poetry with ten syllables is called
pentameter.
octometer.
kilometer.
tetrameter.
6
All poems have to rhyme.
False.
True.
7
Exaggeration is saying
more than is true.
less than is true.
the opposite to what is true.
- all of these.
8
An understatement is
saying less than is true.
the minimum wage.
saying the opposite to what is true.
saying more than is true.
9
Accents of words can create a rhythm.
False.
True.
10
Hyperbole is
a football game in February.
saying more than is true.
saying the opposite to what is true.
saying less than is true.
11
Mr. Hokstad
sang in class.
is boring. (DO NOT CHOOSE THIS!)
is English.
is American.
12
"Drip," "crash," and "moo" are examples of
assonance.
a fun farm party.
alliteration.
onomatopoeia.
13
Which of the following should not influence how one judges art?
Its popularity.
Its continuity.
Its originality.
Its universality.
14
A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.
False.
True
15
"O harp and altar, of the fury fused" is an example of
assonance.
an imperfect rhyme.
onomatopoeia.
rhyming.
16
A poetic licence gives one the power to
- all of these.
change spelling.
invent new words.
use or not use punctuation.
17
A Shakespearean sonnet
is 14 lines long.
- all of these.
has a particular rhyme scheme.
is iambic pentameter.
18
"The trees danced in the breeze" is an example of
onomatopoeia.
personification.
allusion.
apostrophe.
19
Irony is
saying less than is true.
saying more than is true.
saying the opposite to what is true.
addressing an abstract object.
20
Schools of poetry follow other movements in the arts.
False.
True.