Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Birthday? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. " Boughs are bent" gives us an example of which poetic technique?
tetrameter
consonance
iambic
alliteration
Q. How many iambs are in each line?
1
2
3
4
Q. Which of the following is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABCBDEFE
ABCDEFGH
ABBCDEEF
AABBCCDD
Q. "That paddles in a halcyon sea;" gives us an example of which poetic technique?
consonance
slant rhyme
anaphora
assonance
Q. What is the poem's meter?
trochaic trimeter
trochaic perimeter
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter