ELA ELA Poetry Analysis

Question 1

What term describes a poem that tells a story with a plot and characters?

Accepted Answer

Narrative

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Lyric

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Haiku

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Sonnet

Question 2

Which poetic device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

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Assonance

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Onomatopoeia

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Consonance

Question 3

In poetry, what is a 'stanza'?

Accepted Answer

A group of lines forming a unit

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A poetic line break

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The poem's final line

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A type of rhyme scheme

Question 4

What is the term for the measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

Accepted Answer

Meter

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Rhyme

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Tone

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Mood

Question 5

A poem that mourns the death of someone or expresses grief is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

Elegy

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Ode

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Ballad

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Epic

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of personification in a poem?

Accepted Answer

The sun smiled down on the earth.

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The wind howled like a wolf.

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The river ran quickly.

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The tree stood tall and proud.