Poetry Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. What sort of quotes should you choose for the L in MILSTYP part of your essay?
2. What do you call a six-line stanza?
3. A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic was known as a .....
4. The mariner shoots the albatross with
5. A sentence or single phrase in a poem
6. Repeating the same sound in a group of 2 or more words
7. Identify the literary device underlined in the following: "You're barking up the wrong tree!"
8. Which author compares his love to summer and the sun?
9. The example highlighted below is an example of?The wind whipped the branches all around, As the rain fell silently to the ground .
10. Which of these is the best definition of writer's message?
11. This is the basic unit of measurement of a meter in poetry.
12. Which of the following is NOT something the Duchess did wrong, according to the Duke?
13. A free verse poem .....
14. All of the following are considered part of a poem's structure except for
15. A Shakespearean sonnet follws the rhyme scheme of
16. "In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children, sugar fluff crystals, salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones and wooden sticks of lollipops."
17. The measured, patterned arrangement of syllables according to stress and length in a poem.
18. The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of each line is called .....
19. What type of poem is japanese and usually about nature? It has three lines with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
20. In "The Wasteland" T.S. Eliot refers to the bible, as well as other texts. These are examples of:
21. The example highlighted below is an example of?The engine purred like a contented cat.
22. In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, " what element are the words buzz and ring?
23. What war did Alfred Lord Tennyson fight in?
24. 'Of mine for dowry will be disallowed'
25. Make this a simile. She swims like a .....
26. What is it called when rhyming words occur within a line of poetry?
27. The rain danced on the roof is an example of .....
28. What do you call the measurement of poetry based on the structural rhythm of a verse?
29. Which literary term means the perspective from which the story is told?
30. The Odyssey by Homer is an example of which form of poetry?
31. This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to create a vivid scene or picture for the reader.
32. Read the sentence from the selection, "Without warning, huge cold drops fell on the marching ants."This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of .....
33. What is the use of words that imitate sounds?
34. Comparison between two subjects that uses LIKE or AS
35. By the end of the poem, we know the Duke is planning a .....
36. Two lines of a verse that rhyme are known as .....
37. A poem with 14 lines, each has 10 syllables Rhyme Scheme:ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
38. What is the tone of "The Tyger?"
39. The Poem "Sympathy" is similar in theme to which other poem?
40. What did the boys build in the poem 'A Good Play'?
41. What is understated exaggeration for affect?
42. Descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses and helps create mental images
43. What war did Ted Hughes fight in?
44. In THE QUARREL, What is the main theme of the poem?
45. Who does the narrator say has not commented on the murder?
46. What is a "dream deferred" ?
47. A group of lines forming a single unit in a poem (like a poetry paragraph)
48. What is a text feature of poetry?
49. NarratorTiana-a 10 year old girlUncle Eric-Tiana's uncleCoach SingletonAre examples of?
50. 'Sneer of cold command'
51. What is this?"rock and roof"
52. Which set of words do not rhyme?
53. The cupcake was a cavity waiting to invade my teeth.
54. Roses are red, Violets are blue .I wish you could seeHow much I love you !What sound device is indicated by the highlighted words?
55. The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art or literature is known as .....
56. Who was not an author during the Romantic era?
57. Home:where one resides or lives
58. A poem that tells a story complete with characters and a plot.
59. 'We watch them wandering up and down the wind'snonchalance, But nothing happens.'
60. Which vehicle will you use to go out of the town?