Question 1

What is a rhyme scheme?

Accepted Answer

The pattern of rhymes in a poem

Answer

The length of a poem

Answer

The title of a poem

Answer

The number of stanzas

Question 2

What type of poem consists of 17 syllables divided into three lines?

Accepted Answer

Haiku

Answer

Limerick

Answer

Acrostic

Answer

Sonnet

Question 3

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things in a poem?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Alliteration

Answer

Simile

Question 4

What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

Accepted Answer

To create a mental picture

Answer

To make it longer

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To use complex vocabulary

Answer

To improve the rhyme

Question 5

Which type of poem is often humorous and consists of five lines with a specific rhyme scheme?

Accepted Answer

Limerick

Answer

Sonnet

Answer

Ballad

Answer

Haiku

Question 6

What is the term for the basic unit of a poem, often containing a set number of lines?

Accepted Answer

Stanza

Answer

Line

Answer

Verse

Answer

Couplet

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