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Poetry Terms Quiz 11 (60 MCQs)

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1. An expression designated to call something to mind; does not clearly state the connection
2. A direct comparison of two unlike objects or ideas.
3. What is the tone in poetry?
4. Close but not exact rhyme
5. A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as" .
6. What term refers to the use of two or more simultaneous but independent rhythms in a line of poetry?
7. Which of the following describes the language or word choice of a poet?
8. Love you ten years before the Flood, And you should, if you please, refuseTill the conversion of the Jews.(Andrew Marvell, "To his Coy Mistress" ) Our hands were firmly cemented.(John Donne, "The Ecstasy" )
9. SPLAT! RING! CRASH! are examples of .....
10. A metrical unit of two syllables
11. A humorous poem that contains 5 lines and rhyme scheme aabba.
12. A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem, set apart by a line of space
13. This sentence appeals to which sense:The tree bark was rough against her skin.
14. The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds: "Thou still unravished bride of quietness, / Thou foster child of silence and slow time" ("Ode to a Grecian Urn, " John Keats).
15. The main unit of a poem
16. A series of lines grouped together in order to divide a poem. They look like little paragraphs.
17. The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words, as in tongue twisters
18. That spider was bigger than an entire mansion!
19. A limerick has how many lines?
20. Allusions are based primarily on
21. "So Eden sank to grief" is an example of .....
22. Sally had a smile that rivaled that of the Mona Lisa
23. A writing technique in which similar sounds at the beginning of words is repeated.
24. Which is the correct defintion end-stopped line?
25. The repetition of consonant sounds
26. A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem; usually after every stanza
27. What is the definition of a simile?
28. The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text. These alike sounds can appear anywhere in the word, but will usually be found at its end or middle, or at the end of the stressed syllable.
29. The author's attitude towards their piece of writing
30. A four line stanza.
31. Comparing two dissimilar things in order to create an image and add resonanceis called
32. When two or more words within a line or verse of a poem rhyme .....
33. Giving a non-human thing characteristics
34. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
35. It is a three-line form of Japanese poetry. In most cases, the first line is five syllables; the second, seven; and the third, five.
36. The following line of poetry appeals to what sense? "The aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafted through the air"
37. The immortal that provides inspiration to writers
38. A metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables
39. A narrative poem, usually a folk tale or legend, that is often sung.
40. A line that ends with a natural speech, pause, usually marked by punctuation
41. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of .....
42. The formation of mental images
43. What figurative language is used in this sentence?"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"
44. Who is the person telling the story in the poem?
45. Simile or Metaphor? This house is as clean as a whistle.
46. How many lines per stanza does cinquain
47. The rhythmical pattern in a poem
48. Choose the correct type offigurative language Greedy George gorged himself on ginormous grapefruits.
49. When an object or idea represents something else.
50. In a poem, a horizontal row of words is called a
51. What is form in poetry?
52. "The wooden canoe glided through the water like a knife in warm butter." is an example of
53. Language that is meant to be accepted in its basic form/the dictionary definition
54. What is a narrative poem?
55. A pair of two lines in a poem that contains end rhymes
56. "There was an Old Man with a beardWho said, "It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!"is an example of what kind of poem?
57. A poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and must continue on to the next line to complete its meaning; also referred to as a "run-on line."
58. The repetition of initial consonants.
59. Stanza with 5 lines
60. Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach. *What is the onomatopoeia?
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