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Poetry Terms Quiz 126 (60 MCQs)

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1. Indicating the measure of a poem through diacritical marks
2. The emotional response evoked by a word
3. A poem that is defined by set metrical patterns
4. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, especially at the end of each stanza.
5. What is the correct term for the following definition? The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
6. A form of literature that uses words to create pictures in your mind. It engages the mind, the hear, and the senses all at once.
7. A stanza with four lines is called
8. Comparison of two unlike things by saying something is something else; does NOT use "like" or "as"
9. Possible to touch or handle
10. Two rhyming lines in a verse with the same meter Makes poetry interesting and rhythmic
11. Occurs when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem creating a pattern and increasing rhythm.
12. I do my chores each Saturday.First, I fold the laundry and put it away.Then I sweep and mop the kitchen floor.After that, I empty all the garbage cans andthe recycling. Finally, when all of my chores arefinished, I can go outside to play.
13. ..... is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
14. What do we call poems that express the personal thoughts and feelings of the poet or the speaker?
15. The implied or suggested meaning connected with a word
16. "Fast and Furious" is an example of:
17. The physical structure of a poem is called the .....
18. What is the feeling that a poem (or other text) creates for the reader?
19. Stating one thing is another thing
20. Poems are most similar to:
21. Select the correct definition for simile.
22. Giving humanlike qualities to a nonhuman object is .....
23. Something repeated regularly in a poem, such as the chorus of a song.
24. The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences:
25. A group of words putting together in a poem forming a sentences is called a-
26. The lesson or message given by a piece of literature or poem is the
27. Usually consists of quatrains, tells a story, and is about a tragedy
28. The student received a score of 50/100 on his exam. The teacher passes it back to him. The student says, "Oh great, it'll be fun explaining this one to my mom."
29. What is the correct term for the following definition? A formal division of lines in a poem and is considered as a unit.
30. This is a lyric poem composed of fourteen lines, is usually written in iambic pentameter, and is organized in strict divisions of stanza division and rhyme.
31. The general subject of the poem (who? what? when? where? why? how?)
32. An example of this is "My heart is a stereo."
33. What is "repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis" ?
34. Word play in which words with totally different meanings have similar or identical sounds.
35. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of at least two words in a line of poetry
36. A poetic device that repeats the beginning sound of a word for effect is called ..... For example:Bees buzz past the blooming blossoms.
37. Attitude of the speaker toward the subject; overall emotion expressed through words and sentence length is called:
38. "Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously."
39. Ms. Warzy is going to this place for Spring Break
40. A reference to a person, place, or event outside of the text meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
41. Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action
42. "humorous, sarcastic, inspirational" are examples of ..... words
43. An author describing black crows lurking around the house of a villain in a text is an example of
44. What is the definition of the term:Rhythm?
45. Three syllable metrical foot, one stressed followed by two unstressed
46. Could, Should, Would and Good are examples of .....
47. The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by a different consonant sound.
48. A stanza that has eight lines.
49. Which term refers to the ending of a sentence at the end of a line of poetry?
50. A set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet
51. "A promise made is a debt unpaid" is an example of:
52. What is an example of "rhyming?"
53. No fixed metrical pattern, but may be rhythmical
54. " The wind is howling like the swirling storm inside ..... " is an example of a .....
55. What is is anything that hints at something else, usually something abstract, such as an idea or belief?
56. In the opening of unit, a writer compares poetry to a .....
57. A consistent pattern of rhymes
58. How the reader feels about the text while reading
59. "Annabel Lee" is classified as a .....
60. The affix bio-means
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