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Appreciating poetry: devices and analysis

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

A poem of mourning is an ___.

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

Poetry with no regular rhyme or metre is ___ verse.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

State five things to consider when appreciating a poem.

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

A long narrative poem about a hero's great deeds is an

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

Explain five poetic devices and give an example of each.

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

A four-line stanza is a

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

A repeated line in a poem is a ___.

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

In "The wind howled like a wounded beast", the poet uses

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

Write a short poem of two quatrains about rain, using at least three poetic devices, and name them.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

A sonnet has fourteen lines.

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.