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Poetry Terms Quiz 119 (60 MCQs)

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1. What term refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
2. The English teacher told her class, "You really need to proofread your work, or otherwise people will find you not very credible." The teacher's assignment had 12 typos in it.
3. Which term refers to an exaggerated statement used for emphasis?
4. In this poem, what matters is the number of syllables.
5. The voice or persona of the poem is called the-
6. "They covered themselves with dust and glory."
7. A figure of speech that does not use like or as to compare two unlike things
8. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which literary term?
9. A single line of words in a poem.
10. Occurs when lines of poetry end in words that are spelled alike but pronounced differently-appeals to the eye, rather than the ear
11. A pause, usually near the middle of a line of verse, usually indicated by the sense of the line, and often greater than the normal pause
12. Serenity sells seashells by the seashore is an example of?
13. The creation of words by describing sounds is called
14. A long heroic poem
15. "Midnight Sun" is an example of:
16. The occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
17. Sentence of poetry numbered in poems
18. Measure of rhythm
19. A poem that sounds like a song, it expresses strong feelings and has can be read with emotion.It has a rhythm and often rhymes.
20. A poem that consists of the words of a single, fictional speaker in a specific time, place, and dramatic situation is a
21. A contradictory statement or situation to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.
22. Structural Elements of Prose
23. A four-line stanza, or group of lines, in poetry
24. Which describes an ode?
25. What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean? "And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler ..... "
26. Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry
27. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. Use lowercase letters to identify the last word in each line.
28. Rhyme scheme is the pattern of ..... that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry
29. What is rhythm in a poem?
30. "The pen was dancing across the paper" is an example of:
31. Words that create a strong emotion for the reader are called
32. Four line stanza
33. A Haiku MUST consist of the syllable pattern .....
34. Repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line) rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines
35. Silver bells! ..... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night.
36. A type of poem, usually with thee stanzas of seven, eight, or ten lines and a shorter final stanza (or envoy) of four or five lines. All Stanzas end with the same one-line refrain.
37. A comparison between two unalike things using "like" or "as"
38. A four line unit in poetry
39. What poetic device is this an example of?"Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam begin that way"
40. Choose the statement below that best represents an example of imagery.
41. A poem with a shape or form
42. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group.
43. Lines that are presented in groups in a poem.
44. If I can't get get tickets to the Taylor Swift concert, I will die. This is an example of .....
45. A figure of speech comparing two things that have something in common
46. A natural break or pause in a line of poetry, usually in the middle
47. Also called a "unit" of poetry, which of the following describes a collection of poetic lines?
48. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of wordsex. Moby moved mountains of maroon marmots.ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.
49. Which of the following answer choices is the most essential to a sonnet?
50. ..... is poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme.
51. Poetry that is defined by its lack of structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed lie length, or specific stanza pattern.
52. A row of words (just one line)
53. "HIgh as a kIte in the skY"is an example of
54. An outrageous exaggeration used for effect.
55. Use of language to evoke a picture or concrete sensation is .....
56. Five heavy beats per line
57. When two lines almost rhyme
58. Two rhyming words that are consecutive or very close together in a phrase or a line.
59. The writer's attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
60. Rhyming Couplets
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