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Poetry Terms Quiz 137 (60 MCQs)

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1. Describes words that have the same ending sound
2. Language sung, chanted, spoken, or written according to some pattern of recurrence that emphasizes the relationships between words on the basis of sound and sense .
3. My love is like a red, red rose
4. The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent
5. The high point; the moment of greatest tension or intensity. The climax can occur at any point in a poem, and can register on different levels, e.g. narrative, rhetorical, or formal.
6. Denouement is what
7. What type of rhyme scheme does a limerick have?
8. A type of narrative poem that tells a story. It is meant to be sung or recited. It contains a setting, plot, conflict, and characters.
9. Words used by writers to appeal to a reader's five senses is referred to as:
10. A word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated at times throughout a poem or song, especially at the end of a stanza
11. Words whose sounds suggest their emotions, Pow! Bang! Ouch!
12. A pair of lines of poetry that rhyme is called
13. Shakespeare uses a ..... in this line "To be or not to be, that is the question"
14. A word whose sound suggests its meaning
15. Marking the pattern of rhyme using alphabetical letters.
16. Two consecutive lines with end rhyme and the same rhythm
17. The snow is a white blanket.
18. Basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word
19. Two or more words that repeat the same sound in part of the word. ex. Bang & Clang
20. What is a phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated several times in a poem?
21. Making a comparison using like or asex. The dolphin squealed like a dog's squeak toy!
22. Mama said, "Shush!" when he stomped in the room. What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
23. Which of these contains a verb?
24. What poetry term is used when the same consonant sound is used many times in a line but at ANY PART of the words.
25. Use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
26. The fact that the Bible is one of the most shoplifted books is an example of ..... ?
27. Words that are organized into sentences and paragraphs.
28. The repetition of accented vowel sounds, asin thing and sing, cry and sky.
29. A group of six lines of verse
30. Use alliteration to complete the following sentence:The ..... are in the middle aisle next to the vegetables.
31. What is a lyrical poem?
32. We welcomed all the wise men from the West.
33. "Jumbo shrimp" or "seriously funny" are examples of which poetic device?
34. The repetition of the same or similar sounds in a word, usually at the end of lines
35. The way the audience feels
36. Comparing two or more things not using like or as; a direct comparison
37. "Of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride, " These words represent ..... in the poem
38. A poem that tells a story (beginning, middle, end)
39. What is the measure of the number of unstressed and stressed syllables, or beats, in a line of a poem?
40. The person telling a story (communicating a message in a poem)
41. A set pattern of rhyme identified by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each rhyme (ABAB CC)
42. What is first person point of view?
43. A metrical foot of 2 syllables, both stressed
44. Crying time; hop-scotch; great flakes; between treesare examples of .....
45. Which is a good example of personification?
46. Sometimes called "shape poetry" is a type of poem whose visual appearance matches the subject of the poem.
47. The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning
48. A thing that represents or stands for something else
49. The pattern of a poem's rhythm is its .....
50. What is Rhyming Couplets
51. Buzz, sizzle, splashare all examples of:
52. Details extraordinary feats and adventures
53. Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning
54. Description that appeals to the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell
55. There will be clues in stories that allow you to try to predict or .....
56. The feelings the author's word choices give to the poem is .....
57. Writing or speech that means something different from what's written
58. Not easily understood or clearly expressed
59. The pattern of rhyming words at the end of a verse (ABAB)
60. What is the definition of the term:Free Verse?
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