Poetry Forms and Devices Quiz

Grade 7 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of poetic forms and literary devices used in poetry.

Questions

1. Which device repeats vowel sounds within nearby words?

   1. Alliteration
   2. Assonance
   3. Consonance
   4. Rhyme
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   Answer: Assonance

   Assonance is specifically about repeated vowel sounds, like 'the rain in Spain.'

2. How many lines does a sonnet contain?

   1. 10
   2. 12
   3. 14
   4. 16
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   Answer: 14

   Sonnets always have 14 lines, whether Shakespearean or Petrarchan.

3. A limerick has a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

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   Answer: True

   AABBA means lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 rhyme — the classic limerick pattern.

4. The word 'buzz' is an example of ___, where the word imitates a sound.

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   Answer: onomatopoeia

   Onomatopoeia creates words that phonetically mimic the sound they describe.

5. In the line 'the fog comes on little cat feet,' what device is used?

   1. Simile
   2. Alliteration
   3. Personification
   4. Metaphor
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   Answer: Metaphor

   Carl Sandburg's famous poem compares fog directly to a cat — no 'like' or 'as' — making it a metaphor.

6. Which type of poetry tells a story with characters and plot?

   1. Lyric
   2. Haiku
   3. Narrative
   4. Ode
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   Answer: Narrative

   Narrative poetry tells stories with plot and character, like Homer's Odyssey or Beowulf.

7. Haiku traditionally focus on nature and a single present moment.

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   Answer: True

   Traditional haiku capture a fleeting natural moment and often include a seasonal reference called a kigo.

8. Poetry that expresses the personal feelings of the speaker is called ___ poetry.

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   Answer: lyric

   Lyric poetry focuses on personal emotion and the internal experience of the speaker.

9. Which is the best example of a simile?

   1. The classroom was a zoo
   2. She ran like the wind
   3. The stars winked at us
   4. Thunder drummed across the sky
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   Answer: She ran like the wind

   The word 'like' makes this a simile, comparing her speed to the wind.

10. What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?

    1. Rhyme scheme
    2. Meter
    3. Stanza
    4. Caesura
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    Answer: Meter

    Meter describes the rhythmic pattern — iambic pentameter, for example, has 10 syllables per line alternating unstressed/stressed.

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