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Poetry Terms Quiz 103 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which describes a lyric poem?
2. Describes one thing as if it were an apparently unlike thing
3. She is the ocean, powerful and majestic This is an example of .....
4. A comparison of two or more things using the words "like" or "as" . Example:The woman's face looked as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
5. The wind was loud, but very calm.It whirled around, like a tornadonot slowing the slightest bit. What words rhyme in this poem?
6. Sister Suzie's selling six sweaters.Is this an example of
7. What is something concrete that stands for somethin abstract?
8. Words that imitate the sounds they denote
9. Saying that one thing is something else
10. A fourteen line poem that contains 3 quatrains and one couplet.
11. Poetry with a specific meter, such as iambic pentameter or trochaic tetrameter
12. Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character. (Think about someone's tone of voice when they speak).
13. Using 5 sense words to paint a picture in the mind of the reader
14. What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!"
15. I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.
16. In poetry, an imaginary voice that "tells" the story The word is .....
17. When an author describes something by saying that it IS something else.
18. The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as in neigh/fade.
19. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as in "She sells sea shells by the sea shore"
20. Using the same sound at the end of words or lines
21. Which poetry term is being used in this example?Life is like a chicken wing.
22. What poetic sound device is used in this sentence? Don't you know I ownthis boat?
23. A poem that tells a story and has a plot.
24. Poets sometimes use a word to stand for another idea ..... like a black rose standing for death. This is called .....
25. "All hands on deck! / Lend me your ears. / Grab a bite" are examples of .....
26. A humorous poem that is five lines long and includes the set rhyme scheme of AABBA.
27. Poem that tells a story (usually longer)
28. Words and phrases that help the reader imagine with the senses
29. The comparison of two unlike things using like or as is called
30. The American flag is considered a symbol of .....
31. The structure or shape of a written work.
32. This is an example of:He was a Romeo with the ladies.
33. Words that paint a picture by mentioning things you can see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. (Sensory Lanugauge)
34. "whimper" is an example of"
35. "I am a deeply superficial person." -Andy Warhol What is the oxymoron in this sentence?
36. Which term describes the emotional quality or atmosphere of a poem?
37. The same sound or letter is at the beginning of words or lines:
38. I planned to go outside, but my bed was calling my name.(This is an example of ..... )
39. "Giving human characteristics to animals or objects" is a definition of:
40. A reptition of vowel sounds wihtout repeating consonants in a sentence; sometimes called a vowel rhyme ex:The morning dew was wet and set in the ground.
41. ..... is a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.
42. (I ran away as fast as a sports car. I am so hungry I could eat acow.)
43. A group of lines that five the poem its form.
44. Pick the simile.
45. When the author uses his or her senses to describe surroundings
46. Kisses are the flowers of affection is a ..... ?
47. A poem that tella story. It has characters and dialogue. It can rhyme.
48. The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words is called .....
49. Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words used closely to one another
50. Something repeated or produced by repeating. Did he grow tall? Did he have fun? Did he learn to read?
51. Most poetry is arranged in lines. Lines are
52. Poetry in which the speaker shares his or her personal feelings and emotions
53. The feeling(s) and atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader
54. The arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence
55. "A black leopard was seen gliding through the marketplace"
56. An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin using three lines containing 5, 7, 5 syllables
57. A figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or abilities
58. In line 3, what sound device is used?The animal I really digAbove all others is the pig.Pigs are noble, pigs are clever, Pigs are courteous, however,
59. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation.
60. Which is the correct definition of a symbol?
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