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1. In a poem, what is the term for the voice that speaks, which may differ from the poet?
  1. The persona
  2. The stanza
  3. The rhyme scheme
  4. The stage direction

Answer: A. The persona

The persona is the poem's speaking voice and should not automatically be identified with its author.

2. A poetic line ends before its sentence is complete, and the syntax continues into the next line without a full stop; what is this technique called?
  1. A refrain
  2. Enjambment
  3. A caesura
  4. An epilogue

Answer: B. Enjambment

Enjambment occurs when a sentence or phrase runs over from one poetic line into the next.

3. The line “We waited—then the bell rang” contains a marked pause within the line; what is the pause called in poetry?
  1. A couplet
  2. A refrain
  3. A caesura
  4. A stanza

Answer: C. A caesura

A caesura is a pause or break occurring within a line of verse.

4. In a play, the audience knows that a sealed letter contains a warning, but the character reads it as good news; which device is at work?
  1. Verbal irony
  2. A pun
  3. Situational irony
  4. Dramatic irony

Answer: D. Dramatic irony

Dramatic irony arises when the audience knows something important that a character does not.

5. Which description best defines blank verse in English poetry?
  1. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
  2. Rhyming lines of four syllables
  3. A poem made only of couplets
  4. Free verse with no metrical pattern

Answer: A. Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Blank verse is traditionally unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter.

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