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Poetry Terms Quiz 45 (60 MCQs)

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1. The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
2. ..... are words that end with the same sound (like hat and cat).
3. A real, tangible detail or example of something; opposite of abstract or general
4. EX:I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.
5. What is a synonym?
6. The speaker's attitude toward the subject is .....
7. A play that doesn't have a happy ending; ends in the death of at least one main character
8. A line of poetry containing eight metrical feet
9. A reference to an important event, person, or object in order to elicit a response from the reader
10. Repeating words, lines, or phrases to create a feeling is .....
11. What term means the alternate pattern of rhymes?
12. Making little or light of something for effect; an understatement
13. Definition:regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem EX) AABBC
14. The poem is an extended metaphor. What two things is it comparing?
15. Which kind of sound device is used? "all the loveless land"
16. Language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
17. Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry; brings out the musical qualities
18. Mom Told Son a Thousand Times Drew's mom couldn't believe her eyes when she came home from the grocery store to find that her son still hadn't taken out the trash. "I must have reminded him at least a thousand times, " she said. "I told her that I would take care of it after I finished playing my video game, " Drew protested. What type of figurative language is used?
19. The words cat and bat are an example of ..... ?
20. This means that the sound of the word is like the noise of the thing itis describing:pop, boom, crash, slurp .....
21. The atmosphere, or feeling, created by the author in a poem.
22. Structural elements of Drama?
23. The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.
24. This is the repetition of a vowel sounds, like "Aunt Annie ate alligators."
25. A pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a poem is its .....
26. Another word for the "turn, " which occurs after the octave of an Italian Sonnet
27. The use of words that imitate the sounds they represent is called .....
28. Which of these is a hyperbole?
29. The attitude the poem's narrator takes towards a subject or character.
30. Which of the following is the bestdescription of a Japanese Haiku?
31. Repeating beginning sounds in two or more words
32. Refers to the attitude of a writer toward a subject that they are writing about.
33. What kind of rhyme is employed in this lines from a poem:The moon never beams without bringing me dreams.And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes.
34. A type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds; formed by words with identical consonants and different vowels, or vice versa
35. The repetition of vowel sounds in words close together
36. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, often for rhythmic effect
37. "Hiss" and "boom" are examples of
38. A long lyric poem that celebrates something or someone
39. A comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.
40. "Sam saw some sandy scones on the sunny side of the South." is an example of .....
41. What are humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme?
42. Vivid descriptive language
43. A poem that tells a story. They will have all the elements of a short story:character, setting, conflict, and plot.
44. Read the following line of poetry and decide which two poetic devices the author uses. "He was a stainless steel ruler, tall, straight and always measured in response."
45. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
46. Rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly.
47. A songlike poem that tells a story, often about adventure or romance.
48. An example of the term "mood" is .....
49. "Giada was a popsicle because she forgot her jacket and she waited at the bus stop in-3 below windchill!" is an example of a .....
50. A poem of praise.
51. How the author feels towards the subject
52. Words with the same ending sounds, usually at end of lines
53. Two lines that occur one after the other in a poem, usually rhyme and have same length
54. A poem in verse that tells a story is a Lyric poem
55. Why is white space important in a poem?
56. The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story, poem, play, etc.
57. Poem paragraph/groups of lines in a poem
58. Emotional environment or atmosphere created by poet
59. Reversal of the usual order of words
60. Use of images to describe something in a way that helps the reader visualize (or see) what is happening.
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