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Poetry Terms Quiz 145 (60 MCQs)

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1. The use of strong and evocative images to create a highly visual, imaginative reading experience. Metaphors and similes are types of this term
2. Rhyming words sound the same .....
3. A point in the poem where the tone changes
4. This sentence is an example of what: "Who let the cat out of the bag?"
5. The deeper more emotional meaning of a word
6. A dramatic monologue is .....
7. Poetry with no regular rhyme, rhythm or line length.
8. Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, personification are all forms of .....
9. A comparison between two unrelated things NOT using like or as.
10. "Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade" is an example of .....
11. A comparison between 2 unlike objects; does NOT use the words like, as, resembles, or than is an example of .....
12. The first thing to do when identifying form of a poem is to figure out
13. The attitude toward subject matter
14. "Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December" is an example of which literary term?
15. This is a couple of lines ..... usually similar lengths, with the same meter, and they often rhyme.
16. Which of the following is an example of feminine rhyme?
17. Gen'rals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction, Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning, As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind, Poisoning their brainwashed minds What is the rhyme scheme?
18. What do we call "groups of lines separated to form the rhythm of the poem" ?
19. A comparison of unlike things using like or as
20. Words that make a sound! BAM! Zap! Zoom!
21. An extreme exaggeration to make a point.
22. A repeated stanza or line(s) in a poem or song
23. Patterned "movement" of language created by the choice of words and their arrangement
24. Giving the attributes of a human being to an animal, object, or concept.
25. A recurring pattern of beats in a poem or song.
26. This is a humorous rhymed verse form of poetry with five lines
27. What poetic sound device is used in this sentence? The old door creaked on its hinges.
28. Contains a pair of contradictory words
29. The direct comparison made between 2 unlike things using a word such as "like, " "as, " "than, " "such as, " or "resembles."
30. When discussing what the poem says, you refer to the
31. A synonym for rhythm
32. The word "understand' is an example of a what type of meter?
33. Walk in her shoes means .....
34. What type of poetry is this the definition for?A songlike narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and a refrain.
35. "You were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter" is an example of .....
36. What literary device is this an example of?The fair breeze blow, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free;
37. Fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different
38. Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?
39. Repeating of vowel sounds in consecutive words or phrases
40. In the movie, The DaVinci Code, behind The Mona Lisa, they find the phrase "so dark the con of man" . By re-arranging the letters, they came up with "Madonna of the Rocks", another of Da Vinci's paintings. This is an example of an .....
41. Literature in which words are chosen and arranged in specific ways to create an effect
42. Brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, movement
43. Repitition of similar sounds is
44. The snow is a white blanket. He is a shining star. Her long hair was a flowing golden river are examples of .....
45. THE MEssage about life that the poem or story tells Ex:friendship, bravery, courage
46. The use of words to express a meaning that is the opposite of what is said.
47. A lyric poem of fourteen lines. Typically the lines are divided into four stanzas. (the first 3 stanzas have 4 lines each and the last has 2 lines)
48. An object, person, or place used to represent something else.
49. Indicates that the writer wants the reader to pause
50. Pattern of beats (stresses) in spoken or written language
51. Which is the best example of imagery?
52. Long, often book length, narrative, in verse that retells the heroic journey of a single person, such as Beowulf or Homer's The Odyssey
53. A poem that is meant to be sung; tells a story (often sad); has a refrain and simple rhyme scheme
54. Lines of a poem that are organized in a group
55. The message about human nature that author conveys to the reader.
56. The Odyssey is a(n)
57. The overall pattern of rhyming words in an entire poem
58. I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. How many lines in this stanza?
59. Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation? My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him .....
60. A traditional Japanese poetic form. It consists of three unrhymed lines with specific syllable counts:five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second and five in the third. Haikus are often about nature and the seasons.
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