Rowan College Poem Structures and Types Exam Practice

1. A poem in which a narrator tells a story is called a _____ poem.

   		narrative
   		dramatic
   		lyric
   		dramatic monologue

0.5 points

QUESTION 2

1. A _____ poem is structured to present a scene or series of scenes, as in a work of drama.

   		narrative
   		dramatic
   		lyric
   		dramatic monologue

0.5 points

QUESTION 3

1. In a _____ poem, the speaker expresses his or her thoughts and feelings in the first person rather than recounting a narrative or portraying a dramatic situation.

   		narrative
   		dramatic
   		lyric
   		dramatic monologue

0.5 points

QUESTION 4

1. In a _____ poem, a speaker addresses a silent auditor/auditors in a specific situation and setting that is revealed through the speaker’s words.

   		narrative
   		dramatic
   		lyric
   		dramatic monologue

0.5 points

QUESTION 5

1. A section of a poem marked by extra line spacing before and after, that often has a single pattern of meter and/or rhyme:

   		stanza
   		metonymy
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 6

1. A figure of speech where the name of one thing is used to refer to another associated thing:

   		stanza
   		metonymy
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 7

1. The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry:

   		stanza
   		metonymy
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 8

1. Repetition of the terminal sounds of words:

   		stanza
   		metonymy
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 9

1. _____ is treating something nonhuman as if it were a person by giving it humanlike qualities.

   		personification
   		alliteration
   		auditor
   		narration

0.5 points

QUESTION 10

1. An imaginary listener within a literary work, as opposed to the actual reader or audience outside the work, is called an _____.

   		alliteration
   		personification
   		auditor
   		speaker

0.5 points

QUESTION 11

1. The person who is the voice of a poem or anyone who speaks dialogue in a work of fiction, poetry, or drama is called the _____.

   		speaker
   		auditor
   		epic
   		alliteration

0.5 points

QUESTION 12

1. The type of setting that describes the place involved is called _____.

   		spatial setting
   		temporal setting
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 13

1. The type of setting that describes a specific date or era, a season of the year, or a time of day is called _____.

   		spatial setting
   		temporal setting
   		meter
   		rhyme

0.5 points

QUESTION 14

1. Match the following subgenres of poetry with their definitions.

   –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. A long narrative poem that celebrates the achievements of heroes/heroines with elevated language and a grand style. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. Originally a long medieval narrative in verse depicting the quests of knights and heroes; later characterized by a nonrealistic and idealizing use of imagination. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. A verse narrative that was meant to be sung. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. Lyric poem characterized by a serious topic and formal tone but without a formal pattern. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. Poetry characterized by varying line lengths, lack of traditional meter, and unrhyming lines. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. Written about or for a specific real, especially public and ceremonial, occasion. –A.B.C.D.E.F.G. The theme emphasizes the brevity of life and the need to make the most of the present.

   A. carpe diem B. occasional C. epic D. romance E. ode F. free verse G. ballad