Elements of Poetry review

Question 1

In some poems, the title offers clues to a poem's theme or message; in other cases, the title is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

first line of the verse

Question 2

Scansion is any system of metrical analysis, and an example of a foot or pattern is _____________.

Accepted Answer

Iamb

Question 3

It takes effort to understand and grasp poetry.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

If rhyme is produced when words end with the same sounds, rhythm is the beat pattern of _________________.

Accepted Answer

stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 5

When you read a poem for the first time, pay close attention to the _____________.

Accepted Answer

sounds

Question 6

When reading to understand a poem, it may be important to consider_, such as in William Williams, "Red Wheel Barrow"?

Accepted Answer

what events were occuring in history when written

Question 7

_________________ is the way a poem looks on a page. Poetry is written in lines, which may or may not be sentences.

Accepted Answer

Form

Question 8

What works together to create the effect in poetry?

Accepted Answer

look, sound, language

Question 9

Imagery involves words and phrases that appeal to what?

Accepted Answer

five senses

Question 10

A figure of speech that gives nonhuman (inanimate) things human characteristics is called what?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 11

In poetry, the repetition of a vowel sound is called assonance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

When reading "My Papas Waltz", there is only one way to truly understand the message and meaning?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Money is the only friend that I can count on.

Question 14

When trying to understand a poem, a reader will first try to grasp the denotative meaning of a poem, emotional mean?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Identify an example of alliteration in the following items.

Accepted Answer

Squawking seagulls swoop on sunbathers.

Question 16

In the poem, "I saw a Jolly Hunter", which word is repeated most often throughout the poem?

Accepted Answer

jolly

Question 17

Explication is a literary term and process that involves what?

Accepted Answer

working through a poem line by line to discover meaning

Question 18

The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carol describes what?

Accepted Answer

a made-up story using invented words

Question 19

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "and"

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 19