Which of the following is NOT an example of a symbol?

an animal to symbolise world hunger

What is the 'speaker' of a poem?

The narrator (the 'voice') of the poem

What is personification?

a technique referring to an abstract idea as if it is human

a comparison between things without using 'like' or 'as'

What is a theme in poetry?

the central 'recurring' message/idea of the written work

the repetition of a vowel sound

What is enjambment in poetry?

when the idea of one line of a poem runs into the next line

Which of the following is not true about Shakespearean sonnets?

mostly written in couplets with a final quatrain

What is the second line in Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken"?

And sorry I could not travel both

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1
Which of the following is NOT an example of a symbol?
a heart to show
an animal to symbolise world hunger
a dove to represent peace
a lion to show bravery
2
On the "PoemHunter.com" website's top 500 poems list, which poet has the most in the top 10?
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Rudyard Kipling
3
What is the 'speaker' of a poem?
The editor
The poet
a musical instrument
The narrator (the 'voice') of the poem
4
What is personification?
a comparison using 'like or as'
a technique referring to an abstract idea as if it is human
a metaphor comparing animals to humans
using sound words to convey meaning
5
What is a metaphor?
a comparison between things without using 'like' or 'as'
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
when the tone of the poem reflects the title
a poetic technique showing exaggeration
6
What is a theme in poetry?
Dreamworld
the title of the written piece
the central 'recurring' message/idea of the written work
the topic of the poem
7
What is assonance?
the repetition of a vowel sound
extreme exaggeration
the repetition of consonant sounds
when a word or phrase is repeated
8
What is enjambment in poetry?
repetition used for a specific effect
when the idea of one line of a poem runs into the next line
An aabb rhyme scheme
a poem with a regular rhythm
9
Who was the author of "The Road Not Taken"?
Edgar Allen Poe
Tom Thumb
Sylvia Plath
Robert Frost
10
What is a quatrain?
the last 6 lines of a sonnet
a poem that rhymes
a stanza of four lines
a very long train
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Which of the following is not true about Shakespearean sonnets?
using rhyme scheme where each line has 10 syllables
mostly written in iambic pentameter
They are 14 line poems that rhyme with a particular pattern
mostly written in couplets with a final quatrain
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What is the second line in Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken"?
And be one traveller long I stood
Two roads diverged in e yellow wood, and I -
To where it bent in the undergrowth
And sorry I could not travel both

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