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Poetry Terms Quiz 150 (60 MCQs)

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1. Using word with the same or similar ending sounds
2. A poem that sounds similar to everyday speech (with no rhyme or meter) is called .....
3. ..... is the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
4. The pattern of end rhyme in a poem which is labeled with letters of the alphabet
5. A poem narrating a story in short stanzas that is meant to be sung
6. "He could hear the howling of the approaching storm and see the debris thrown around the farm." This is an example of ..... ?
7. Plays are also known as dramas.
8. "the blue bells were broken by Billy Brown" is an example of:
9. Over-exaggeration for effect.
10. A piece of creative writing that uses both speech and sound, and usually has rhyme and rhythm.
11. In poetry, the rhythm that is created by the sequence of stressed and unstressed syllables
12. A poem that doesn't follow specific rules for rhythm or rhyme is written in
13. The author's attitude toward the subject is called
14. How she sat beside him cross-legged, telling him stories of her childhood. Return and return again.How she closed her eyes when his were open, how they breathed together, breathing each other. Return and return again.How they fell into slumber, their bodies curled together like two spoons. Return and return again."O Best of all Nights" -James Laughlin Where is the refrain?
15. This is the writer's attitude towards his or her audience or topic.
16. Makes a comparison using LIKE or AS
17. The repetition of vowel sounds ex. She leaves green tweezers on the street.ex. He mumbled from under his bundle of clothes.
18. This is is when a poet repeat the beginning consonant sounds of words.
19. Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.
20. A comparison between two objects using "like" or "as" to compare the two objects.
21. True/False:The speaker of the poem must be the author.
22. A form of poetry, usually suitable for singing, that tells a story in stanzas of two or four lines
23. Words that rhyme in the SAME line
24. In poetry, the pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a poem.
25. How do you find the rhyme scheme of a poem?
26. A comparison using like or as is:
27. "Love is a burning candle"
28. Tools used by poets to appeal to the reader's ears as they read poems. Example:alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm
29. Poem whose form suggests the content
30. What is a common theme for Haikus?
31. A humorous poem that is three long and two short lines that rhyme in the AABBA pattern.
32. A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
33. Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is .....
34. Giving human qualities to an object or abstract idea
35. What is a "definite beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables" ?
36. Alliteration is a form of ..... ; in this case, what we are repeating are sounds.
37. Which describes a haiku?
38. What type of figurative language is shown? Her smile was as bright as sunshine.
39. The following is an example of what:My chores were a mountain waiting to be climbed
40. A verse with irregular metrical pattern and length. Not a traditional poem.
41. As we walked, the colorful leaves crunched beneath our feet.
42. Nobody can beat level six.
43. A ..... states that one thing is actually something else without using the words like or as.
44. Measured in "feet"
45. What is the meaning of rhyme in poetry?
46. "The wind stood up and gave a shout"
47. What is sensory imagery?
48. "The moon shyly peeked through the clouds."
49. A port city (where ships load and unload) in Louisiana, in the United States.
50. A (n) ..... is a seven-line poem that begins and ends with nouns that are opposites. The middle line is the longest and shows the change from one noun to another.
51. ....., is not specific to the story, illustrated through the plot, confirms the author's purpose.
52. My life is like a dream. Metaphor?
53. Repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or meaning.
54. He hopped happily.
55. A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"
56. When two lines have the exact same rhyme and are next to each other.
57. Sounds that rhyme exactly
58. A sestet is typically the ..... part of an Italian sonnet. It consists of ..... lines
59. Humorous, rhyming, five line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme
60. Lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech, not adhering to any specific rhyming or meter pattern
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