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Poetry Terms Quiz 48 (60 MCQs)

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1. Universal idea of a work of literature; the meaning behind the obvious
2. Giving human-like characteristics to a non-human thing.
3. Language not meant to be taken literally
4. "Paula Prue, I'm mad at you" The above verse contains ..... rhyme.
5. A poem expressing grief over someone who has died is a .....
6. Which word is defined as "a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)" ?
7. A stanza in poetry is .....
8. The way the speaker sounds
9. What is the tempo of a poem?
10. A four-line stanza of poetry
11. Introductory section in a literary work
12. The emphasis placed on syllables. Some parts of the word are stressed more than others.
13. The repetition of a consonant or vowel sound, a tongue twister
14. Which technique is illustrated in this poem:Horses are beautiful, fast, and colorfulThey gallop ..... clop, clop, And their tails flyWith the beat of the wind. (Cori Knight, age 10)
15. A non-dramatic poem that tells a story
16. Stanza of 5 lines with a 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllable pattern
17. What are the Structural Elements of Poetry?
18. The matching of final vowel/consonant sounds in two or more words
19. Repetition of vowel sounds in a poem to create internal rhyme is
20. The right of the poet to go against standard grammar rules and conventions
21. Pictures that are created with words
22. The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem
23. Speaker reveals his inner thoughts or feelings to a silent listener or the audience
24. What is a unit of lines in a poem?
25. What is the flow or the beat in a poem called?
26. Lines are grouped in
27. Exaggeration for a particular effect/ making something seem more important than it really is
28. What is the mood of a story or poem?
29. A ..... is a comparison of unrelated things that does NOT use like or as.
30. Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell. This is an example of .....
31. The fact of two things be put closeTogether for contrastingeffect
32. Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.
33. Also known as imperfect or "close enough" rhyme; the words share either the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH (ex:ROSE, LOSE)
34. The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.
35. A metrical foot consisting of of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
36. Unrhymed form of poetry often used in very long poems
37. What figurative language device is used inthis sentence? Looking at my report card was asshocking as grabbing hold of an electric fence.
38. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines
39. Another word for the tone of poem or story is the author's .....
40. I dropped my sock in the thick, sticky mud.
41. Assonance is the repetition of consonant sounds.
42. Is a word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence
43. When a poet repeats words, or lines
44. July 22 1959 was a momentous day in his life. Please add the commas.
45. Using the same word or phrase over and over
46. A type of literature that expresses ideas and feelings, or tells a story in a specific form.
47. A writer or speaker's choice of words
48. Comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as
49. What is it called when a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself also represents, or stands for, something else?
50. She ran lilke lightning. This is a ..... ?
51. The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
52. ..... is a visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
53. Which of the following is NOT an example of a Metaphor?
54. A foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.
55. Express thoughts and feelings of single person
56. What figurative language is used in this sentence?Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
57. Continuation from one line of verse to the next.
58. Joke that makes a play on words; words have multiple meanings or sound similar but have different meanings
59. "It's a million degrees in here" is an example of .....
60. This is the author's attitude and how he feels towards the subject
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