Freshman Poetry Review

Which best defines the following: "A once clever figure of speech that has been overused."

A pair of lines in a poem, used to resolve a poems central problem

Which best defines the following: "A contradictory situation revealing the unexpected"

What symbol do you use to map out an unstressed syllable?

Assonance is:

Which best defines the following: "The literal, dictionary definition of a word."

What is NOT something you should do when performing your first read of a poem?

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use repetition in a poem?

What is NOT something you should do when performing your third read of a poem?

What do you use to map out a rhyme scheme in a poem?

Which of the following is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

A foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is called:

A poem that doesn't follow any rules, patterns, or consistency

What poetic device is most often used to set up a poems central problem or message?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an open form poem we studied

Which of the following are examples of non-traditional rhymes?

Which best defines the following: Object, event or person signifying something more than itself

Which of the following is NOT an example of a closed poem we studied?

The measure of syllabic stresses is called:

Which best defines the following: Continued sentence structure beyond the end of a line

What are the benefits of closed form poetry?

Cacophony is:

Euphony is:

Descriptive wording that describes what is seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled is known as:

The "paragraphs" of poetry, collections of lines are grouped together into these

True or false: All poems must rhyme

The amount of syllables in a line is called:

A closed form poem is:

What are the benefits of open form poetry?

Which best defines the following, "The emotional, psychological or social overtones of a word"

The following is example of which poetic device: "The fearless fast and furious fighters"

What symbol do you use to map out a stressed syllable?

Which of the following is NOT an example of Onomatopoeia?

Shakespeare wrote his sonnets in:

Groupings of syllables in poetry are called a:

Which best defines the following: "An outrageous exaggeration used for effect."

the "sentences" of poetry, poems are made up of a series of these

Which of the following is not an example of a fixed form poem

The language of Shakespeare's plays

Which of the following is NOT part of our 3-reads method for reading poetry

The tone or mood of a poem refers to:

What is NOT something you should do when performing your second read of a poem?

Which best defines the following: A brief reference to some person, historical event, etc.

A stanza of 4 lines, often seen in sonnets

A meter made up of 5 feet per line would be called: