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Poetry Quiz 11 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of the literary technique where two contrasting ideas are placed side by side in order to show a contrasting effect?
2. A five line poem with a rhyme scheme of A, A, B, B, A. This poem is often funny and bouncy rhythm.
3. Where was Catullus born?
4. The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
5. A three line poem with a 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern. Often about nature and doesn't rhyme.
6. The example highlighted below is an example of?The morning sun smiled down on the children.
7. What war did Wilfred Owen fight in?
8. What word could best be used to describe the tone of the speaker in the poem "The Nymphs reply to the Shepherd" ?
9. ' And sometimes, she said, he must have wonderedwhich had been the better way to die.'
10. What is the topic of a poem?
11. The bees buzz near my ear.
12. "Will't please you sit and look at her?" is from which poem?
13. What is NOT TRUE about inferences?
14. 'We are bombarded by the empty air'
15. What type of writing was most common during the time period?
16. "I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless."
17. Poetry should always be read at least twice. Once for its literal meaning and twice for understanding of
18. Symbols can lead to an understanding of a story's
19. What is a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next?
20. The climax of a story .....
21. The use of words whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (zipped)
22. It is the feeling or the atmosphere thatthe reader gets when he is reading a text.
23. Which line in the poem indicates that the soldiers are marching towards their death?
24. A sharp contrast of opposites.
25. Which detail from the poem supports the idea that humans can enjoy nature but should not bother its creatures?
26. The repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line of text; a poetic device.
27. When writer forces sounds or words to create rhyme
28. Rhymes at the ends of lines of poetry
29. "Quit biting that tarp!" I told the spitting cat.
30. The attribution of personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
31. The example highlighted below is an example of?Her ate a million hot dogs at the picnic.
32. In the poem, 'Fireflies in the Garden'; What is the author's purpose or the main idea of this poem.
33. What were the Greek colonies in Southern Italy called?
34. Compares two things at length
35. The words and lines create a shape
36. A picture with words, sensory language, and images. it appeals to the five senses
37. The fourth stripe of the rainbow is .....
38. Which literary term means a hint about events that will happen later in the story that builds suspense?
39. Where is the Duchess?
40. The genre of literature that expresses thoughts, ideas, emotions, or feelings through imagery and word choice is what?
41. The use of vivid and descriptive language that allows readers to create a picture in their minds
42. The use of words that mimic the sounds they describe.
43. What is a comparison of two unlike things in which one thing is said to be or become another thing?
44. What type of figurative language is shown?Nancy's nephew needs new notebooks.
45. This is an example of:He was a Romeo with the ladies. (from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)
46. An idea, image, or element that is repeated throughout a work and conveys a central idea of the work that can be summarized in one word or phrase is a .....
47. How does the narrator kill Porphyria?
48. One of the sections into which certain long poems are divided?
49. This is an example of:The crickets were chirping, the stars were shining and the air was filled with the smell of a campfire, s'mores and the popcorn was popping.
50. Emotions or feelings associated with words is .....
51. Who wrote 'Ozymandias'?
52. Moving from generalizations to valid references about particulars.
53. What is it called when an author gives a nonhuman thing human traits
54. The author's or character's attitude or feelings toward the writing and the readers is the .....
55. Correspondence of sound between words or ending of words
56. What type of figurative language is shown?Life is one long, adventurous roller coaster .
57. What is an example of Prose writing
58. In the poem, 'Fireflies in the Garden', Read the following lines from the poem:And here on earth come emulating flies, That though they never equal stars in size, (And they were never really stars at heart) Achieve at times a very star-like start. Only, of course, they can't sustain the part. What can you understand from these lines?
59. Poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker; songlike quality or set to a beat
60. Language that appeals to the five senses (helps your picture the words in your mind)
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