5 Written Questions

1. A character who provides a striking contrast to another character.
2. A joke that comes from a play on words.
3. a pattern of end rhyme in a poem
4. poetry that does not contain a regular pattern
5. a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect

5 Matching Questions

1. iambic pentameter
2. soliloquy
3. sonnet
4. conflict
5. imagery

1. a struggle between opposing forces
2. b descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader
3. c a lyric poem of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter
4. d A speech the character gives when he or she is alone on the stage. It is to let the audience know what the character is thinking.
5. e metrical line of five feet or units, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and second stressed

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a person, place, activity or object in a story that stands for something beyond itself
   1. rhyme
   2. stanza
   3. symbol
   4. foil
2. writer's use of hints or clues to indicate what will happen later in a plot
   1. stanza
   2. foreshadow
   3. aside
   4. symbol
3. main idea in a work of literature; a perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader
   1. aside
   2. rhyme
   3. foil
   4. theme
4. The time and place of the action in a story
   1. setting
   2. aside
   3. stanza
   4. theme
5. When the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point
   1. theme
   2. climax
   3. aside
   4. rhyme

5 True/False Question

1. rhyme → the occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words, such as heat, suite, and complete. End rhyme occurs at the ends of lines and internal rhyme occurs within a line.
   

   True        False

2. irony → contrast between appearance and reality, usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems
   

   True        False

3. aside → A character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage are not supposed to hear. The purpose is to reveal the character's private thoughts. Asides are usually spoken to the audience.
   

   True        False

4. stanza → a lyric poem of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter
   

   True        False

5. couplet → a lyric poem of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter
   

   True        False