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Poetry Terms Quiz 108 (60 MCQs)

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1. A funny 5 line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme
2. The same letter or sound at the BEGINNING of the word.
3. A group of lines (a paragraph for poems)
4. 4 lines per stanza
5. The length of a line of poetry
6. "Life is some kind of loathsome hag who is forever threatening to turn beautiful" is an example of .....
7. Bake, cake, take, rake
8. "And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep" is an example of:
9. Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"
10. He's as tall as a skyscraper!!
11. A comparison between 2 unlike objects; uses the words like, as, resembles, or than is called a(n) .....
12. The process of analyzing formal, structured poetry for stress patterns and syllable counts
13. An attempt to fuse different senses by describing one kind of sense impression in words normally used to describe another.
14. The underlying message about life OR lesson taught in the poem/story is called the .....
15. A pair (2) of successive lines that rhyme and have the same meter is what?
16. Qualities of language that you can hear
17. A group of lines formed as a unit; a "paragraph" of poetry
18. A truth, lesson or message about life
19. What is an iamb?
20. Shakespearean sonnet with a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
21. Any device that creates a picture in the reader's mind is called
22. This is a word whose sound imitates its meaning, like "Buzz."
23. A type of poem that praises and celebrates its subject
24. Giving human qualities and abilities to an object or idea
25. Written and spoken language that is not poetry:sentences, paragraphs, stories, chapters, etc.
26. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there's some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.
27. A word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to.
28. What is the correct term for the following definition? This is language that appeals to the senses; it helps us see, smell, and feel the scene.
29. A sound device commonly associated with poetry
30. What has no fixed rhyme but has a consistent meter
31. It was July, and the suntoasted the emerald grassuntil it smelled of warmthand green and life.It was July, and my heartsoaked up the air warmthuntil it sang of joyand love and life.How many lines does the poem have above?
32. Last night, while I lay thinking here, Some Whatifs crawled inside my earAnd pranced and partied all night longAnd sang their same old Whatif song:Whatif I'm dumb in school?Whatif they've closed the swimming pool ..... What do you notice being used here?
33. What is the purpose of using metaphors in poetry?
34. A short group of words, usually not a sentence EX: "down the road"
35. What is a poem's stanza?
36. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Snow makes whiteness where it falls.The bushes look like popcorn balls.And places where I always play, Look like somewhere else today. By Marie Louise Allen
37. The voice that speaks the words of a poem, not necessarily the same person as the poet
38. A strong pause within a line of verse (usually marked by punctuation)
39. An exact rhyme (rather than rhyming vowel sounds, as with assonance) within a line of poetry: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."
40. "Three gray geese in a green field" is an example of
41. What is this an example of? I have 18 hours of homework tonight.
42. Reference to history, movies, books, characters, to make a point.
43. "The red-orange fire warmed us as we sat before it."
44. An object or idea that reveals or is a sign for something else, often abstract or otherworldly. A rose, for example, has long been considered meaning love and affection.
45. Which term means the pattern and repetition of the same end sound?
46. Dominion is a(n)
47. Which of the following is not imagery?
48. The overall message of the text; the big idea about life that the author is trying to convey is called:
49. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.
50. A poem is meant to be read aloud and heard.
51. A comparison between two objects not using like or as:
52. A brief intential reference to a historical, mythical, or literary person, place, event, or movementex:He studies all the time and is a regular Einstein.
53. What is this an example of:Cooper copied Cody's cooking.
54. Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of a lyrical poem?
55. The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word poetry, the accent (or stress) falls on the first syllable.
56. Techniques that create musical effects.
57. (Similar to a paragraph in an essay)
58. Which term describes the manner in which something is spoken?
59. Poetry that uses ordinary, everyday language is
60. Feeling or context of a word
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