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1. A poet writes, 'The river crossed the field / and carried our old names to the sea.' Which technique is used when the sense of a line runs on into the next without a completed pause?
  1. Enjambment
  2. End-stopping
  3. Caesura
  4. Refrain

Answer: A. Enjambment

Enjambment occurs when a sentence or phrase continues beyond the end of a poetic line.

2. In a poem, the line 'Come home before the rain' appears at the end of every stanza; this repeated line is called a
  1. couplet
  2. refrain
  3. caesura
  4. metre

Answer: B. refrain

A refrain is a line or phrase repeated at intervals in a poem or song.

3. A brief poem in which a speaker expresses personal grief and hope is most likely a
  1. mock-epic
  2. ballad
  3. lyric
  4. epic

Answer: C. lyric

Lyric poetry typically gives concentrated expression to a speaker's personal feelings or reflections.

4. In the line 'We waited; then the gate swung wide', the pause within the line is an example of
  1. assonance
  2. enjambment
  3. rhyme
  4. caesura

Answer: D. caesura

A caesura is a pause within a line of verse, often marked by punctuation.

5. A speaker describes a corrupt ruler with scornful words; the speaker's attitude toward the ruler is the poem's
  1. tone
  2. setting
  3. rhyme scheme
  4. plot

Answer: A. tone

Tone is the speaker's or writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.

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