Poetry Forms, Meter, and Structure

Test your knowledge of poetic forms, metrical patterns, rhyme schemes, and structural elements in poetry.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of rhyme scheme?

  1. AABB
  2. ABAB
  3. ABCB
  4. ABCA
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the repetition of a sound at the end of a line of poetry?

  1. Rhyme
  2. Meter
  3. Alliteration
  4. Assonance
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of meter?

  1. Iambic
  2. Trochaic
  3. Anapestic
  4. Spondaic
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the number of syllables in a line of poetry?

  1. Meter
  2. Rhyme
  3. Stanza
  4. Foot
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetic form?

  1. Sonnet
  2. Ode
  3. Elegy
  4. Free verse
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a group of lines in a poem that are separated by a blank line?

  1. Stanza
  2. Verse
  3. Couplet
  4. Quatrai
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of stanza?

  1. Sonnet
  2. Ode
  3. Elegy
  4. Quatrain
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a poem that tells a story?

  1. Narrative poem
  2. Lyric poem
  3. Dramatic poem
  4. Epic poem
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of lyric poem?

  1. Ode
  2. Elegy
  3. Sonnet
  4. Epic poem
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a poem that is meant to be performed?

  1. Dramatic poem
  2. Narrative poem
  3. Lyric poem
  4. Epic poem
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetic device?

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Alliteration
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Alliteration
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetic foot?

  1. Iamb
  2. Trochee
  3. Anapaest
  4. Spondee
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for a line of poetry that consists of five feet?

  1. Pentameter
  2. Hexameter
  3. Heptameter
  4. Octameter
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of poetic rhythm?

  1. Iambic
  2. Trochaic
  3. Anapestic
  4. Spondaic