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Poetry Terms Quiz 30 (60 MCQs)

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1. The level of emphasis placed on a syllable
2. A unified group of lines in poetry, usually marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is
3. A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem
4. In order for someone to believe you you must support or ..... your claim.
5. Which type of poem has fourteen lines?
6. Who's point of view the poem is told.
7. Language that appeals to the five senses.
8. "The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth." Which of the following terms best defines this statement?
9. Descriptive words that appeal to the five senses Ex. "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green."
10. In the book Animal Farm, each character represents a real person from history and the story matches the real historical events
11. The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is
12. ..... is poetry that does not follow any particular rhyme scheme or pattern.
13. The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.
14. Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words.
15. A set pattern of beats in lines of poetry to create rhythm.
16. How many lines do Haiku poems have?
17. Figures of speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like or as
18. Form that has a rhythm like every day speech, with no regular patterns of rhyme
19. Extreme exaggeration used to make a point
20. Which term means:a mournful poem
21. The physical structure of the poem:the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition.
22. What is an example of connotation for the word summer?
23. BOOM! CRASH! BANG! What type of figurative language is this?
24. A stanza is best defined as .....
25. A two line poem and the last word of each line rhymes; usually the lines have the same number of syllables.
26. "The scrumptious desserts were calling out my name" is an example of .....
27. What is the purpose of repetition in poetry?
28. When a word is used to imitate a sound / sound wordsex. pop, zap, snap, boom, buzz, peep
29. The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description.Night after NightHer purple trafficStrews the land with Opal Bales-Merchantmen-poise upon Horizons-Dip-and vanish like Orioles!(Emily Dickinson, "This Is the Land Where Sunset Washes" )
30. The technique of repeating the same word or phrase multiple times within a poem
31. Your crying is like rain.
32. ..... is the repetition of sounds, usually how the vowel and consonants blend. Ex. Cat/Bat
33. Pattern of a line of poetry equaling 10 syllables, alternating a stressed syllable and an unstressed syllable.
34. The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to is called a(n) .....
35. What is a exaggerating to show strong emotion?
36. Means the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. A pattern of rhyme.Ex. I lent her mine.
37. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
38. The position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes something
39. Which of the following words has negative connotation?
40. Form can be best defined as .....
41. What is the definition of a line in poetry?
42. It bent in a slant against the weight.
43. I miss you more than lifeI miss you more than lifeis an example of .....
44. The attitude of a poem emits
45. The repetition of similar or identical sounds
46. The act of talking while or as if alone, the character's inner thoughtsProvides a reader with information not given to other characters
47. Statement or figure os speech no intended literally; extreme exaggeration ex:I'm so tired I could sleep a year.
48. The way a poem is laid out on a page is called .....
49. Comparison not using like or as
50. What uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two unlike things?
51. Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
52. "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August." This is an example of:
53. Long narrative poems, originally passed down by word of mouth, that tell about heroes who embody the values of the culture recounting the tale
54. A short, humorous poem made up of five lines. It usually has the rhyme scheme aabba created by two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet. Limericks are usually known for their sing-song rhythm.
55. When an author uses obvious exaggeration
56. Something that means more than what it is.
57. The old grey backpack had only one strap, and that strap was frayed and falling apart. There were scrapes on the side from being dropped and kicked and shoved around. There was still a red stain on the side from a Gatorade spill.
58. She is my sun and my moon
59. The use of the part for the whole
60. In poetry what is ONOMATOPOEIA?
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