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Poetry Trivia!!!!
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What does Juliet mean when she cries "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
She is afraid their love will fail because he is a Montague
She is cursing Romeo's name
She is wondering where Romeo is
She is praising his name
2
What was the original title of
Where The Wild Things Are?
Where the Wild Monkeys Are
Where The Wild Tigers Are
Where The Wild Horses Are
Where The Wild Gorillas Are
3
The haiku is a traditional form of _____________ poetry.
Korean
Indian
Japanese
Chinese
4
What are the first eight lines of a sonnet called?
Octane
Octacto
Octet
Octave
5
A stanza is ____________________.
a grouped set of lines within a poem
two lines that rhyme within a poem
another word for poem
three lines that rhyme within a poem
6
Where was Shakespeare born?
Birmingham, England
London, England
Stratford, England
Stratford, Ontario
7
Which one of these is NOT a hyperbole?
My new car costs a million dollars
She was thinner than a toothpick
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
The wind howled in the moonlight
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Who was the first poet laureate of England?
Ben Jonson
T.S. Eliot
William Shakspeare
William Carlos Williams
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What is the definition of personification?
Inanimate objects are given animal qualities or abilities
None of the above
Inanimate object are given human qualities or abilities
Inanimate objects are given names
10
What is another term for "analysis" in literature?
Structure Reading
Analytical Reading
Close Reading
Deep Reading
11
Which play is the famous quote "To be or not to be, that is the question" from?
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Macbeth
12
What word refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words?
Chapter Book
Novella
Short Story
Novel
13
"I can resist everything except temptation" what is this an example of?
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
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A limerick is ________________________.
a solemn poem consisting of four lines
a humorous poem consisting of five lines
a humorous poem consisting of four lines
a solemn poem consisting of five lines
15
What is the structure of a sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
ABBB CDDD EFFF GG
16
Which of these is NOT an oxymoron?
Jumbo shrimp
"I am busy doing nothing"
Act Naturally
A tall giraffe
17
BONUS QUESTION!!!!! What is my minor?
History
Math
English
Biology
18
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
The repetition of the same words
The repetition of vowel sounds
The repetition of rhyming words
19
Which one is NOT an example of allusion?
His nose grew like Pinocchio's
Chocolate was her Achilles' heel
Turns out the software was a Trojan Horse
Jennifer went to the grocery store to buy chocolate chips
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"I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless" what is this an example of?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Assonance
21
What is the name of the monster in
Frankenstein?
Victor
Frankenstein
He has no name
Marcus
22
Which is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of initial vowel sounds
The repetition of the same words
The repetition of rhyming words
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
23
What is Scout's (from To Kill a Mockingbird) real name?
Louise Marie Finch
Louise Scout Finch
Lee Mae Finch
Jean Louise Finch
24
In poetry, the word "foot" is ________________.
the smallest unit of poetic meter
any descriptive word
the biggest unit of poetic meter
another word for stanza
25
Which of these are a simile? (Check all that apply)
She was the sun
They fought like cats and dogs
Her bag was a black hole
He was as scary as a lion
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What is the definition of Onomatopoeia?
The use of words which imitate sounds
The repetition of rhyming words
The use of words which specifically imitate animal sounds
The repetition of vowel sounds
