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Poetry Terms Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. An expression that most people understand but is not meant to be taken literally.
2. The use of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence more than once
3. Words, phrases, or impressions that are not interpreted logically or literally and have cultural connotations
4. Using a word or a phrase in more than one place for effect.
5. Description using the 5 senses
6. A 4 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme such as ABBA, ABAB, or AABB
7. Poetry that tells a story $\rightarrow$ free verse
8. His eyes are dark pieces of coal.
9. Agreeable sounds that are easy to articulate
10. An audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables.
11. The feeling created in the reader by the poem or story.
12. Which is the best example of internal rhyme?
13. Very spread out or scattered
14. "Sound words;" words which try to imitate sounds
15. When an object or animal is given human qualities.
16. Words that sound alike because of the similar ending sounds
17. When words or phrases reappear in a poem, it is called .....
18. BONUS: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This line of poetry contains 5 unstressed/stressed groupings. What type of meter is this?
19. The wind stood up and gave a yell.
20. What does "connotation" mean?
21. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall."
22. Which example below is an example of a pun?
23. What word is defined as "a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art" ?
24. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit of a poem, a verse; similar to a paragraph in writing.
25. Moving the line away from the left margin
26. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
27. Language that brings to mind sense impressions (appeal to your senses).Example:The autumn leaves are a blanket on the floor.
28. A group of lines of verse. Paragraphs for poetry
29. The last word in one line of poetry rhymes with the last word in another line.
30. What does rhyme mean?
31. What do you call an expression where the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.
32. The life lesson that can be learned from the poem; the overall message
33. Mary, Mary, quite contrary .....
34. A stanza is made up of .....
35. The use of any element of language ..... a sound, word, phrase or sentence-used more than once.
36. A writing technique in which a word or phrase is repeated
37. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
38. The creating and artistic intelligence that we recognize behind any speaker
39. Descriptive words or phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader.
40. An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be taken literally
41. This is the use of words to imitate sounds
42. Is this line written in iambic pentameter? One must have a mind of winter
43. An ..... means a poem says less than it means. It can sometimes coexist with verbal irony.
44. The repetition of a consonant sound at any place in a series of words.
45. "O my Love is like a red, red rose" is an example of
46. The author's use of description and words to create pictures in the reader's mind is called .....
47. What is an example of a hyperbole?
48. A direct comparison of two UNLIKE things. (Ex. All the world's a stage, and we are merely players" or "His tears were a river flowing from her cheeks"
49. What is the imaginary voice or character telling the poem?
50. The child was not ready to hit the hay.
51. Poems that follow rules for lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme.
52. Comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
53. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?To a dad who is terrific, To a dad who's real neat. To a dad who makes the best of things, Even when they're not so sweet!
54. What is the correct term for the following definition? A contrast between the expected outcome and the actual outcome.
55. This is an example of:Glorious encore to bursting blooms' lush glory Golden-orange leaves falllooking like wood shavings on the Carpenter's littered floor
56. Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words is
57. Poetry that does not rhyme
58. Which of these is an example of sound?
59. The name given to poetry that doesn't use any strict meter or rhyme scheme. It is the opposite of formal verse poetry, that uses both a strict meter and rhyme scheme.
60. I felt my tongue in my mouth, like a limp lizard.This means:
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