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Poetry Terms Quiz 39 (60 MCQs)

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1. How many different poems are possible in the Poetry Portfolio?
2. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Little Miss MuffetSat on her tuffet, Eating her curds and whey;Along came a spiderWho sat down beside herand frightened Miss Muffet away.
3. Juxtaposition is .....
4. A four-line poetic stanza that often possesses some degree of rhyme
5. The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of at least two words in a line of poetry
6. Group of lines in a poem, separated by a space
7. A type of writing that uses the way words sound as well as their meaning to express feelings and ideas
8. A metaphor that extends over several lines or throughout the poem
9. A set of lines grouped together in a poem
10. A figure of speech in which a thing-an idea or animal-is given human attributes.
11. A figure of speech which compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
12. True or False:Poetry is the same thing as prose.
13. The fact that duct tape should never be used to seal ducts is an example of ..... ?
14. Style of lyric poetry from Japan; Contains 17 syllables (5, 7, 5) in 3 lines.
15. What kind of rhyme is employed in this lines from a poem:With sparkling eyes, and cheeks by passion flushedStrikes with his wild lyre, while listening dames are hushed
16. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Also, a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance of presentation of the idea.
17. The dictionary definition of a word is known as .....
18. Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal
19. I rise above my lowest points, To overcome my broken joints.
20. The following line is an example of which metrical foot? " "Break, break, break, On thy cold grey stones, O Sea!"
21. Word choice; affects a poem's meaning and the way it sounds
22. Poem that praises people, ideas, or nature and is serious in tone
23. Which of the following includes an example of onomatopoeia?
24. Lines and words that are harsh sounding, discordant, and difficult to pronounce
25. The reversal of the normal order of words.
26. The repetition of INITIAL consonant sounds in words that are close together.
27. Old-fashioned language
28. Poetry that relates a story or series of events
29. ..... or open forms have a rhythm like everyday speech.
30. A unit of a poem
31. What sound device is present in the following line?" Went envying her and me"
32. A figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection.
33. A ..... is a poem of only two lines in which both lines have an end rhyme and the same meter
34. A "paragraph" of poetry
35. "I must be cruel only to be kind"
36. Paragraphs of poetry
37. ..... is using exaggeration for effect.
38. A poem or song-like poem that tells a story, uses imagery, and can be put easily to music.
39. I wanna feel like I'mLike my soul's on fire, I wanna stay up all day and all nightYeah, you got me singin' likeis an example of .....
40. What's the purpose of a quatrain?
41. What is the term for repetition of a vowel sound in the middle or end of a word repeated through several words that are close to each other?
42. A ..... verse poem exhibits the following characteristics:-it does NOT have any repeating patterns of stressed/unstressed syllables-it does NOT have rhyme-it is very conversational-sounds like someone talking with you
43. A phrase that compares two things and uses "like" or "as" is a .....
44. A poet's pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem. Identified with letters.
45. Is like a book includes all terms of drama
46. Who is the speaker of a poem?
47. The color red is a ..... for love.
48. An "open" form of poetry that does not have a consistent meter or rhyme scheme.
49. The comparison of two things in which one is said to be another Example:The student was an angel.
50. What does a lion symbolize?
51. What is end-stop?
52. A comparison between two unlike things that continues through several lines, verses, stanzas, or an entire work
53. Rhyming words at the end of lines of poetry.
54. A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
55. The atmosphere of a text; the emotion an author is trying to make their audience feel, such as worry, fear, excitement, suspense, or joy is a term known as .....
56. The repetition of consonance sounds in the middle of words.
57. A line of poetry containing seven metrical feet
58. "And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes" is an example of which literary term?
59. Concrete details which appeal to the senses so that we can see or sense what it is being written about.
60. This type of poetry shows a lot of emotion.
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