Poetry Test (questions and answers)

The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the _______________ .

The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as _______________ .

Traditional pattern applied to an entire poem is a/an _______________ .

The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables creates_______________ .

The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem _______________ .

Rhymes which occur at the end of lines of poetry _______________ .

Pattern of rhyme in a stanza _______________ .

A poem which looks like the topic it discusses _______________ .

Word choice and details relating to the senses and creating mental pictures _______________ .

William Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” is an example of a/an _______________.

A _______________ poem has 14 lines with a set rhyme scheme.

Used in humorous and nonsense verse _______________ .

Poems which are rich in musical devices _______________.

Poetry which tells a story _______________ .

When characters speak in their own person just like in a stage play _______________ .

“The sunlight shines on the sand” is an example of what poetic device.

“The tires screeched on the pavement as John turned the sharp corner.” The word screeched is an example of which poetic device?

“Use a log to hit a hog./Use a twig to hit a pig./Use a rake to hit a snake./Use a swatter to hit an otter./Use a ski to hit a bee./And use a feather when you hit me.”

“The clouds danced and screamed for joy.

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What do the capitalized letters in this piece signify: “Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblaCK cold, then with craCKed hands that aCHed from labor in the weeKday weather made banKed fires blaze. No one ever thanKed him.”

“I will sail my vessel/’Til the river runs dry”

“And on a day we meet to walk the line/And set the wall between us once again./We keep the wall between us as we go./To each the boulders that have fallen to each.” The wall in this piece could be considered a/an.

“She was as timid as a mouse on her first day at the new school.”

“Cannon to the right of them,/Cannon to the left of them,/Cannon in front of them/Volleyed and thundered.”

“The moon tiger./In the room, here.”

Ted Kooser was given the following title by the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.

Ted Kooser is often given this epithet:

During Kooser’s reign, his main goal was to do what?

In 1982, William Kloefkorn was named Nebraska State Poet, a title lasting

What form of figurative language is being used in this line from “The River” by Garth Brooks: “And dare to dance the tide . . .”

What form of figurative language is being used in this line from “The River” by Garth Brooks: “Makes each day a constant battle”

What form of figurative language is being used in the following excerpt from “Music of the Night”: Music shall caress you.

What form of figurative language is being used in the following excerpts from “Music of the Night”: “hard as lightning, soft as candlelight.”

Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress’ Eyes” can be considered a PARODY because

Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress’ Eyes” can be considered a SATIRE because

The last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are known as

The title “All the World’s a Stage” is an example of what poetic device

The part of “All the World’s a Stage” which makes it an EXTENDED metaphor is the

Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” not only shows how life is like a stage play but also

In “Mending Wall” why is it ironic for the speaker to initiate the ritual of fixing of the wall.

What does the punctuation in this line from “Mending Wall” tell the reader about Robert Frost: “One on a side. It comes to little more:”

How does the title “Mending Wall” convey the theme of the piece?

Which poet is often referred to as the “unofficial” poet laureate of Harlem.

Langston Hughes is best known for representing what?

The poem “Dreams Deferred” is a strong example of ______________ because of statements like “rotten meat,” “a raisin in the sun,” and “sugary sweet.”

The poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” relates to the author because