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Identify Poem Types

Quiz by Abigail Padilla

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  • Q1
    And my poor fool is hang'd! No, no, no life! Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, and thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more, never, never, never, never, never! Which sound device is used?
    Iambic Pentameter
    Limerick
    Imagery
    Trochaic Meter
    300s
  • Q2
    Poets often use SOUNDS of words. Why? To create interesting effects and to express MOODS and EMOTIONS. Why should we understand elements of poetry?
    To better interpret and appreciate poetic forms
    To be cognizant of how language is used
    To identify plot structure
    To increase our understanding of mathematics
    300s
  • Q3
    If bubblegum grew upon trees that blew Bubbles in the air, to catch and to chew. Be nimble, be quick; Remember the trick. Don't swallow because gum sticks like glue. Identify the poem type.
    Limerick
    Trochaic Meter
    Anaphora
    Onomatopoeia
    300s
  • Q4
    And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* What sound element does this poem use?
    Trochaic meter
    Free verse
    Limerick
    Onomatopoeia
    300s
  • Q5
    And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* What OTHER sound element does this poem use?
    Assonance and Free verse
    Alliteration and Assonance
    Onomatopoeia and Simile
    None
    300s
  • Q6
    And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* Based on the sound elements used by Poe, what mood does the poet create?
    Stolid and mischievous
    Hopeful and healthy
    Dark and melancholy
    Eerie and confusing
    300s
  • Q7
    Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. What sound element does this poem NOT use?
    Trochaic meter
    Assonance
    Iambic meter
    Alliteration
    300s
  • Q8
    You and I shall laugh together with the storm, And together we shall dig graves for all that die in us, And we shall stand in the sun with a will, And we shall be dangerous. Which of the following is used in this poem?
    Onomatopoeia
    trochaic meter
    Anaphora
    Allusion
    300s
  • Q9
    “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What sound element does this poem use?
    Trochaic meter
    Onomatopoeia
    Repetition
    Iambic meter
    300s
  • Q10
    “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What tone does the author have?
    Stoic
    Negative
    Positive
    Indirect
    300s
  • Q11
    “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What mood does the author create?
    Peaceful
    Bitter
    Curious
    Chaotic
    300s
  • Q12
    “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What figurative language is used in lines 1 and 2?
    Simile
    Personification
    None
    Onomatopoeia
    300s
  • Q13
    “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What figurative language is used in lines 3-6?
    Imagery
    Metaphor
    Personfication
    Alliteration
    300s
  • Q14
    See image. What type of poem is this?
    Question Image
    Acrostic
    Haiku
    Lyric
    Narrative
    300s
  • Q15
    What is a narrative poem?
    a Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables
    tells a story in verse and has a plot
    a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker
    a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
    300s

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