West Los Angeles College » English » English 102 - Writing about Literature » Summer 2020

Question #1

True or False: A stanza is group of lines set off by themselves in a poem, like a paragraph in fiction.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #2

True or false: meter in poetry is the amount of syllables or beats per line.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

An ode is a poem of:

A. praise to the recipient

B. anger

C. grief

Question #4

An elegy is a poem of:

A. grief

B. praise to the recipient

C. sarcasm

Question #5

A poem is written in blank verse when:

A. it addresses an unconventional topic

B. has a defined meter (rhythm) but no end rhyme

C. rhymes

Question #6

The speaker of the poem is the:

A. the editor of the poem

B. "narrator" of the poem

C. the author of the poem

Question #7

In a poem, a couplet is:

A. four lines set off by themselves

B. three lines set off by themselves

C. two lines set off by themselves

Question #8

According to the West Guide Ch. 22, Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost is an example of:

A. confessional poetry

B. narrative poetry

C. lyric poetry

Question #9

According to the West Guide Ch. 22, Shakespeare's sonnets are an example of:

A. lyric poetry

B. narrative poetry

C. confessional poetry