Question 1

What is poetry?

Accepted Answer

A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic language

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A short story written in stanzas

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A report about an event

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A factual article about a topic

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetry?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive

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Narrative

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Lyric

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Dramatic

Question 3

What is the main purpose of narrative poetry?

Accepted Answer

To tell a story

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To express emotions

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To describe a character

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To persuade the reader

Question 4

What is lyric poetry mainly focused on?

Accepted Answer

Expressing emotions or feelings

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Describing an event

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Telling a story

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Giving directions

Question 5

Which type of poem involves a character speaking directly to the audience?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic

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Narrative

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Lyric

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Epic

Question 6

Which figure of speech is in: “Her smile was as bright as the sun”?

Accepted Answer

Simile

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Irony

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Onomatopoeia

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Metaphor

Question 7

“Boom! The firecracker exploded.” illustrates—

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

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Alliteration

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Oxymoron

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Metaphor

Question 8

Which compares two things directly, without using like or as?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

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Hyperbole

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Personification

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Simile

Question 9

Which figure of speech gives human traits to non-human things?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Hyperbole

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Symbol

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Simile

Question 10

What is an elegy?

Accepted Answer

A poem to praise someone who died

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A funny poem

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A poem with dialogue

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A love poem

Question 11

Which term refers to the time and place where a story happens?

Accepted Answer

Setting

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Plot

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Conflict

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Resolution

Question 12

The conflict of a narrative is the first element in—

Accepted Answer

Exposition

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Falling action

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Climax

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Resolution

Question 13

A commercial is a type of media which is used to—

Accepted Answer

Informercial

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Animation

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Education

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Documentary

Question 14

A genre of viewing that provides up-to-date information about local or global current events.

Accepted Answer

News / News flash

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Infomercial

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Documentary

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Sitcom

Question 15

Why do poets use rhyme and rhythm?

Accepted Answer

To make the poem more memorable and expressive

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To explain the historical background

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To avoid using story elements

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To create only humor

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