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Poetry Terms Quiz 110 (60 MCQs)

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1. A 17-syllable traditional Japanese poem; unrhymed; has no title; has three lines containing syllables of 5, 7 & 5; usually about nature
2. ..... occurs when a line does not stop at the end of the line, but continues onto the next line without pause or punctuation.
3. The poetry term I know the best is .....
4. Which term refers to the purposeful breaking of lines to create shape and meaning?
5. Bam! Words that sound about the same as how you say them when you read them.
6. True or False:Hyperbole is an extreme understatement
7. Which line contains a simile? 1 I wandered lonely as a cloud 2 That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 3 When all at once I saw a crowd, 4 A host, of golden daffodils; 5 Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 6 Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
8. Repetition of sounds at the ends of words (frog, dog, bog)
9. The rhyme scheme is the
10. Arrangement of incidents or events in a story
11. What is this:The students have a chip on their shoulder.
12. The author uses language that creates a picture and appeals to the senses. This is called
13. A process in which you look for things that are different.
14. ..... is a word or line that is repeated to create a certain effect.
15. Similar sounds (also called "slant rhyme")
16. A complete and detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word-by-word and line-by-line
17. What is "recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse" ?
18. A type of literature that creates an emotional response. Poets select and arrange specific language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm
19. A poem that presents the speech of one or more speakers in a dramatic situation
20. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words, as in might and fright
21. What is the definition of speaker?
22. A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
23. A group of lines that are together in a poem is called .....
24. "it was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn't start growing" is a(n) ..... to Pinocchio
25. A 5 line stanza.
26. Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images.
27. Another word for rhythm
28. Haikus follow which syllable pattern
29. Any kind of punctuation within a line of poetry
30. Two words that look similar on a page, but do not actually rhyme in spoken pronunciation.
31. The repetition of a consonant sound within a phrase, typically used at the end of the word, but also refers to repeated sounds in the middle of a word.
32. The repeated E, O and I sounds in the following quote are an example of With his ebony hands on each ivory keyHe made that poor piano moan with melody.
33. A poem that tells a story in a verse; similar to short stories (plots and characters)
34. A Japanese poem written in 3 lines with first line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, and third line is 5 syllables.
35. The repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase or line of poetry Example:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
36. Does poetry have to rhyme?
37. The author who wrote the poem from their ideas
38. This is another name for a short poem with a songlike quality
39. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a narrative poem?
40. A writer or speaker's attitude toward his or her subject matter. How they feel about what they are saying
41. Which vocabulary word is being defined? A humorous, rhyming, 5 line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme?
42. A lyric poem, rhymed or unrhymed, that praises something or someone
43. A written expression showing feelings and emotions using figurative language, and there are different types.
44. Occurs when one thing stands for or represents something else.
45. A humorous poem consisting of 5 lines.
46. What is the figurative device that is an extreme exaggeration?
47. What is a formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (ie buzz, sizzle)?
48. In addition to rhyme, which poetic device do these lines show? For thy sweet love remembered such wealth bringsThat then I scorn to change my state with kings.
49. Two or more lines with rhyming words is called .....
50. Which of these shows onomatopoeia?
51. The pattern of rhyme within a stanza or poem ..... steeple a ..... town b ..... people a ..... down b
52. Which is the correct defintion of Sonnet?
53. What is imagery in poetry?
54. Extreme exaggeration; can't possibly be true
55. Which of the following contains an alliteration?
56. The "tone of voice" a work seems to project; poet's attitude towards subject and audience
57. Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.
58. A type of rhyme in which the stressed vowel sounds in both words are identical
59. A direct comparison of two items without using like or as
60. Smoke Detector Warned Family The Greens were quite startled to hear the piercing scream of their smoke detector coming from inside their house on Sunday afternoon. "We were having a family barbecue in the backyard, so our first thought was that the smoke from the grill had somehow set off the alarm, " Larry Green recounted. "The smoke turned out to be from a batch of brownies that my mom was baking for dessert, " Rachel Green explained. What type of figurative language is used?
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