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Poetry Terms Quiz 33 (60 MCQs)

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1. "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew" is an example of .....
2. Which of the following is an example of consonance?
3. The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition. This is an example of
4. That test was a piece of cake.Is this an example of
5. ..... is descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
6. A warning or indication o fsome future event
7. Two opposites words that seem contradictory but are true
8. What do we call a four line stanza?
9. Words that imitate the sound they make:
10. Techniques in which sound is used strategically to enhance the meaning of a work
11. The attitude a writer takes toward a subject It might be humorous, serious, bitter, angry, or detached, among other possibilities.
12. Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry.
13. The point of view or narrator of a poem
14. A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement, for effect. Have I got to learn the shape of the river according to all five hundred thousand different ways?
15. "My mother thinks I am her star except when I raid her cookie jar!"
16. Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentamenter
17. The repeated use of a word or phrase in a poem; used for emphasis and it helps the reader remember the important parts of the poem.
18. A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
19. Words that *almost* rhyme but not exactly, like 'wane' and 'again.'
20. The most simple/central unit of a poem
21. The person who wrote the poem is the
22. Type of writing in which rhythm and sounds of words are as important as their definitions
23. The rhyming of words within a line of poetry
24. It is a poem of 17 syllables
25. What is the term for the overall feeling or atmosphere of a poem?
26. "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of a-
27. What is a literary device that is the repetition of sound that is identical or similar?
28. This is the general definition of a comparison of any two things
29. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in poem
30. Comparing two things that are similar using like or as
31. In addition to the required villanelle, a student also could have written a ..... poem for the other one due by Friday, Nov. 19.
32. When a poet says one thing but means something else
33. 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4
34. Indicates the author's attitude, mood, or feelings towards their subject
35. The "feeling" created in the reader by a literary work or passage
36. Which one tells a story?
37. A type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds. This happens when the final CONSONANT sounds are similar, but the ending VOWEL sounds are different. This is also known as imperfect rhyme
38. A rhythmic pattern of unstressed-stressed syllables
39. A passing reference or indirect mention of something well known that exists outside of the poem
40. Scenery and props designed and arranged for a particular scene of a play
41. What is identified in bold within the section of the poem below? from Poe's "The Raven":Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
42. A comparison using like or as to show a connection
43. What poetic device is used in this example?Five days ago life was perfect. Five days ago she did not have a care in the world. Five days ago everything changed.
44. A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
45. A short poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
46. What determines if a syllable is Stressed or Unstressed?
47. Written with "you" as the subject; reader is part of the story-weather they wrote it or not; Pronouns:you, your, yours
48. Dr. Seuss loved to use what in his stories
49. The "dictionary" meaning of words contained in a poem is:
50. Which is an example of a "compound word?"
51. Line breaks can be important because they create
52. Which vocabulary word is being defined? A three line Japanese verse poem
53. A regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem usually at the end of a stanza
54. What sound device is used in the following sentence:The bee buzzed around my head.
55. Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Example:Shakespeare's plays
56. Repeating a word or phrase
57. A phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza
58. "He is as strong as an ox!" is an example of a
59. A comparisson using "like" or "as"
60. The moon is like a giant flashlight in the sky.
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