ROCKWELL POETRY QUIZ

Please complete the following by choosing the BEST answer.

1. What is alliteration?

repetition of vowel sounds
repetition of begining consonant sounds
repition of words in a poem, song or story


2. An extended metaphor

compares an object over and over in a poem
compares an object by using like or as
compares an object without like or as


3. A couplet is

a 5 line poem with no rhyme
a four line poem with rhyme scheme
a two line poem with the last souns rhyming


4. Meter in poetry is:

The patern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
The secret pattern of syllables ina poem
the rhyming of a poem


5. Which is an example of an oxymoron?

The wind kissed my face.
The restaurant had jumbo shrimp.
peter piper picked peppers


6. An elegy is

A 14 line poem about the poet's feelings
A poem that tells a story
A poem that describes the sadness of the death of an important person


7. The best example of personification is:

the flower was blooming
the smell of the flower came at me
the flower was like a sunshine


8. When you use words to paint a picture this is called

symbolism
imagery
meter


9. An example of a formula poem is NOT

Haiku
sonnet
free verse


10. The example that does not fit onomatopeia is:

The boom of the thunder
The meow of the cat
the running water