1) What is the definition of enjambment in poetry? For example, 'I was much further out than you thought/  And not waving but drowning.' from "Not waving but drowning" by Stevie Smith a) A complete pause at the end of a line b) The continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines without a pause c) The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words d) The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse 2) What characterizes an end-stopped line in poetry? For example '"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" from Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare a) A line that ends abruptly without completing a thought b) A line that continues beyond the end of the page c) A line that concludes with a punctuation mark, creating a pause d) A line that repeats a specific sound or pattern 3) What is a caesura in poetry? For example: "To be, or not to be--that is the question" from Hamlet by William Shakespeare a) The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines b) The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse c) The continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines without a pause d) The use of vivid imagery and sensory language to create a picture in the reader's mind 4) How is meter defined in poetry? Read "Whose woods these are I think I know" by Robert Frost for an example of meter in a poem a) The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines b) The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse c) The continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines without a pause d) The use of vivid imagery and sensory language to create a picture in the reader's mind 5) What does the term "rhyme" refer to in poetry? Example: "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" from the musical 'My Fair Lady' a) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words b) The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse c) The use of punctuation marks to create pauses within a line d) The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words 6) What is rhythm in the context of poetry? For an example, read "Because I could not stop for Death –" by Emily Dickinson a) The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines b) The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse c) The continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines without a pause d) The use of punctuation marks to create pauses within a line 7) Which of the following poetic devices involves the continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines without a pause? For example, 'I love thee with the passion put to use / In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith' from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet 'How Do I Love Thee?' a) Enjambment b) End-stopped line c) Caesura d) Meter 8) What type of line in poetry typically concludes with a punctuation mark, indicating a pause or completion of a thought? For example read 'The World Is Too Much With Us' by William Wordsworth a) Enjambment b) End-stopped line c) Caesura d) Meter 9) In poetry, what is a caesura often marked by? Example: "Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul, / And sings the tune without the words, / And never stops at all;" - Emily Dickinson a) A comma or full stop b) A semicolon or colon c) An exclamation point or question mark d) A dash or ellipsis 10) What is the purpose of meter in poetry? Example: "Days are where we live." from 'Days' by Philip Larkin a) To create visual imagery b) To establish the setting c) To convey the speaker's emotions d) To establish a rhythmic pattern through the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables

Lit312 Structure Techniques in Poetry

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