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Poetry Terms Quiz 41 (60 MCQs)

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1. An indirect reference to an outside literary work, public figure, event or story is called:
2. Rhyme scheme that repeats with three lines; AAA BBB
3. A figure of speech that compares two unlike objects and uses the words "like" or "as."
4. Usually one row of text in the poem that does NOT always end with a period
5. *is a 19-line poem consisting of five tercets and one quatrain. It is best recognized by its rhyming refrains repeated throughout the poem.
6. Comparing two things not using like or as
7. The way the words look on the page
8. A witty, humorous, or nonsense poem with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA)
9. The dog ran into the bogand sat on a log. The log was too weakand dumped the dog in the creek. This is an example of which TWO terms:
10. Concrete items that represents something else
11. The way the READER feels from the AUTHORS word choices
12. "The thirsty grass drank in the rain"is an example of
13. A poem that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm
14. What is the name for a sound device in which words, sounds, or phrases are repeated to emphasize a point?
15. What word explains when objects or animals take on human traits?
16. Repetition occurs when .....
17. The pattern of end rhyme in a poem; each line is assigned a letter and lines that rhyme are given the same letter.
18. A message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader
19. A group of lines arranged together
20. Beats in a line of poetry(ba BUM ba BUM ba BUM)
21. Using a word, phrase, or line multiple times
22. Read the following line and determine which term(s) is used as symbolism:Malcolm says, "It would be smart to offer someone poor and innocent like me as a sacrificial lamb to satisfy an angry god like Macbeth."
23. The main topic of the work; what the poem is "about"
24. A direct comparison of two unlike things (without using the words "like" or "as")
25. The title "Medusa" and the line "turned my hair to filthy snakes" contains an .....
26. This is the repetition of final consonant sounds (king sang a song)
27. What is the word for when characters, setting, images, or objects stand for bigger ideas?
28. Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme
29. This type of poetry tells a story.
30. All poems rhyme.
31. This is when there is no punctuation at the end of a poetic line
32. A division of a poem created by arranging the lines into a unit, often repeated in the same pattern of meter and rhyme throughout the poem; a unit of poetic lines (a "paragraph" within the poem).
33. Compares two things without using the words "like" or "as"
34. The tone of a poem is the ..... attitude toward the subject.
35. This could include technical things such as the line length and stanza format. Or it could include the flow of the words used and ideas conveyed.
36. What does tone mean?
37. Change in focus or tone in a poem
38. What does MLB stand for? (bonus)
39. Uses she, he, her, him, they, them, names, etc.
40. All of these are a type of Narrative Poetry except?
41. Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of
42. I ..... when I saw how spooky the haunted house was.
43. What is an Epigraph?
44. The way in which a poem is written; can vary in length
45. When something inhuman (inanimate, animal, or even an idea) is given human-like qualities, it is referred to as:"The smiling sun"
46. What vocabulary word means:Noisy, Energetic, Cheerful, Rowdy
47. An occasion in a play, film, or other work in which a character's words or actions convey a meaning unperceived by the character but understood by the audience
48. ..... is the term for poetry that follows set rules about format and structure.
49. Types of Stanzas:A two-line stanza is .....
50. "The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue." is an example of
51. To give a human trait to something nonhuman. "The moon stared down, watching me.
52. Boom! Swish! Ka pow!
53. Descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader, created by details of sight, sound, taste, smell, or movement
54. A line with two feet is called .....
55. Use, more than once, of any element of language. This may be a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence.
56. "Homework is a breeze" I a .....
57. Repetition of consonant sounds usually at the ends of words
58. A unit of pronunciation that usually has one vowel sound.
59. This is a direct comparison.
60. Does this sentence have a literal or figurative meaning? My whole life is one big circus.
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