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Poetry Terms Quiz 140 (60 MCQs)

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1. A poem from japan with three lines, traditionally written about nature.
2. The measured arrangement of sounds or beats in a poem and how the poet places emphasis on syllables
3. The beat or 'sing-song' quality of the poem
4. ..... is the person in a play that is telling the story.
5. A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis
6. A metaphor that gives objects and animals human qualities
7. This is a lyric poem about a serious topic, usually written in a precise structure.
8. The word that makes the sound as its definition.
9. Words that appeal to a reader's fives senses:see, hear, smell, taste, touch-that create a picture in their mind.
10. A poem that does not rhyme is called .....
11. Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in 2 or more stressed syllables.
12. A free verse poem has.....
13. A basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables.
14. The use of something concrete to represent something deeper or more abstract
15. A phrase or an expression (sometimes called figure of speech) that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. EX. "It's raining cats and dogs."
16. A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem. An example:Blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope, Being had, to triumph; being lacked, to hope.
17. A section of a poem, ALSO types of poems
18. Rhythmic patterns in poetry are called
19. A group of words forming a phrase or sentence consisting of one or more lines repeated atintervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza
20. Please put away your paints and practice the piano.
21. A large exaggeration
22. Choose the alliteration.
23. What is "the attitude of the poet toward the subject" ?
24. What are the following an examples of? Fleet feet sweep, last laugh
25. A group of lines that contain a complete idea that contributes to the overall meaning.
26. This type of figurative language uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things.
27. A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than"
28. What is the definition of the term:Stanza?
29. A closed form poem is one that
30. The musical quality of poems is achieved by the poem's:
31. A rhyme with a stressed final syllable (cat-hat, run-fun, above-love)
32. To give something importance or special attention
33. A single line of words in a poem/stanza.
34. The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
35. Rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse.
36. Regular recurrence of sound
37. Based on statements below, which is NOT TRUE about persona?
38. The rhythmic pattern established by stresses, or beats, within each line of a poem.
39. ..... is the pattern formed by end rhymes, is shown by a row of letters (aabb) in which a different letter of the alphabet signals each new rhyme.
40. The main unit of all poems.
41. The repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables and all succeeding syllables
42. Meaning attributed to an object that is beyond its basic information
43. Using language to appeal to the 5 senses (taste, touch, sound, smell, sight)
44. Writing done in short lines
45. Which of these sentences is using imagery?
46. Repeating identical or similar consonants in nearby words.
47. Making a creative comparison that is not literally true or portraying a person place or thing as being something else is called a:
48. What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words?
49. Letters like B, C, D, F, G ..... found in the beginning or middle of words whose main vowels differ. The opposite of assonance; Example:shadow meadow; pressed, passed; sipped, supped. Owen uses this "impure rhyme" to convey the anguish of war and death.
50. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race.
51. An exaggerated statement used to make a point
52. A word or phrase that means the same thing as another word
53. Repeated words or phrases for emphasis
54. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
55. What is the definition of the term:Hyperbole?
56. On the surface, "The Road Not Taken" is about a walk in the woods. On a deeper level, what is the poem about?
57. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
58. Identify the Anaphora.Give me a sign that all is possible. Give me a sign that all hope for me is not lost. Oh, Spirit, kind Spirit, I beseech thee:give me a sign.
59. Poetry that is free from rhyme, meter, and rhythm is called .....
60. Why might a poet end a line in enjambment?
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