Poetry Basics

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of perfect/ exact rhyme?

Accepted Answer

cat & sat, town & gown

Question 2

Perfect rhymes . . .

Accepted Answer

repeat stressed vowel sounds and the last consonant sound

Question 3

Approximate rhymes are . . .

Accepted Answer

two words that almost sound alike

Question 4

Which of the following describes a form of poetry?

Accepted Answer

Highly structured w/ specific syllable and rhyme guidelines, Few or no specific rules or guidelines

Question 5

An example of approximate rhyme is . . .

Accepted Answer

yellow & below, heaven & even

Question 6

Who is the speaker of a poem?

Accepted Answer

the voice behind the poem, the narrator of a poem

Question 7

A free verse poem is one that . . .

Accepted Answer

follows no prescribed form or rhyme pattern

Question 8

What is form?

Accepted Answer

the structure or shape of a written work

Question 9

The mood of the poem is . . .

Accepted Answer

the feeling created for a reader in a literary work

Question 10

What is rhyme?

Accepted Answer

the repetition of end sounds in words

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