Welcome to the poetry quiz.
Poetry is one of the oldest forms of communication. Early poems date back to prehistoric times in both Africa and Ancient Egypt.
But, where did poetry originate? The Epic of Gilgamesh is regularly cited as one of the earliest works of poetry because the poem was written in the 18th century BC.
In the Ultimate Poetry Trivia Quiz you will be tested your knowledge of famous poems and poets throughout history. From the Canterbury Tales to Ramayana, the quiz will be a great test.
So, why wait? Do you think you have what it takes to answer all 10 questions correctly? Find out by taking the Trivia Quiz today and share your results.
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Question of
Which of these is a metrical foot used in poetry?
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Iambus
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Iota
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Inch
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Ing
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The repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming is known as what?
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Assonance
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Alliteration
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Onomatopoeia
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Iambus
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The repeated sound of the first consonant in a series of words is known as what?
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Alliteration
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Onomatopoeia
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Assonance
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Iambus
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A word that phonetically imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes is known as what?
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Onomatopoeia
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Alliteration
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Assonance
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Iambus
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Which of these stories is mainly written in verse?
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The Canterbury Tales
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The Knight’s Tale
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The Decameron
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Divine Comedy
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The Canterbury Tales where written in which century?
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14th
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13th
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15th
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16th
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Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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William Shakespeare
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Dante Alighieri
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Giovanni Boccaccio
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What is the first tale in The Canterbury Tales?
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The Knight’s Tale
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The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
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The Man of Law’s Tale
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The Wife if Bath’s Tale
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Ramayana was originally composed in what language?
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Sanskrit
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Hebrew
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Latin
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Arabic
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Which of these is an Indian epic poem by Valmiki?
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Ramayana
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Mahabharata
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Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavata Purana
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