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Poetry Terms Quiz 56 (60 MCQs)

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1. Words that do not exactly rhyme.
2. A poem of only three lines
3. The words look like they should rhyme, but are pronounced differently.(also called sight rhyme).
4. Substituting a whole for a whole
5. Jumbo shrimp, deafening silence, etc.
6. What is the pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem called?
7. Of the 17 poems for the portfolio, how many must rhyme?
8. Oh baby, you wanna dance 'til the sunlight cracksis an example of .....
9. The same or similar sounds at the end of words.
10. The end of a line of poetry that coincides with the end of a thought.
11. Comparisons between unrelated things or ideas; metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole are all types of this.
12. The following is an example of which poetic device? "And so today, my world it smiles Your hand in mine, we walk the miles"
13. A section of a poem named for the quantity of lines it containsex. a haiku has ..... s of 3-lines each
14. A form of poetry that originated in Japan and uses three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables.
15. What are symbols used for in poetry?
16. What do we call the repetition of a vowel sound?
17. A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal or idea-
18. A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.
19. Repetition of vowel sounds with words in close proximity
20. It's raining cats and dogs is an example of an ..... ?
21. "Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells." This line is an example of .....
22. What is the definition of symbolism in poetry?
23. A reference to something else
24. The attitude of a writer towards a subject, character, or audience
25. 'Burbled' is an example of .....
26. A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
27. Poems that do not have a regular rhyming pattern are called
28. Units of rhythm in poetry
29. Poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation
30. The repetition of a CONSONANT sound.
31. A matching similarity of sounds in two or more words
32. What figure of speech or poetic device is the following:'This test will be a piece of cake!'
33. What is:a reference to another well known work of literature, event in history, or pop culture?
34. A three-line stanza with rhymes aba, bcb, cdc, such as used in Dante's Divine Comedy
35. What is something that stands in for something else?
36. "The stars in the sky winked, " is an example of what?
37. All sonnets have how many lines?
38. Words that mean more than their literal meaning
39. A form of writing that is imaginative, emotional and thought provoking.
40. A division within a poem, like a paragraph for poetry
41. What is internal rhyme?
42. She sells seashells by the seashore. This is an example of-
43. The ordinary form of written language that uses sentences and paragraphs.
44. Lines or words are repeated in a poem
45. An example of onomatopoeia would be
46. Shakespeare wrote 154 of these types of poems. They are often about love and contain 14 lines with a set rhyme scheme.
47. A poem that contains dialogue, two or more people talking
48. Correspondence of sounds
49. In general, the repetition of the syllables at the end of a line of verse or poetry. (Words that have the same sound when spoken.)
50. A poem that does not use rhymes or patterns
51. This is an example of:The sun is shining on my son.
52. ..... is a type of rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines.
53. A songlike narrative poem, usually written in rhymed stanzas of four to six lines that feature repetition and strong meter
54. What type of poem is this?That time of year thou mayst in me beholdWhen yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangUpon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.In me thou see'st the twilight of such dayAs after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.In me thou see'st the glowing of such fireThat on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire, Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
55. Feelings or ideas associated with a word. (positive, negative, or neutral words)
56. What is mood in poetry?
57. The repetition of consonant sounds in a word or nearby words.
58. Making a direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"
59. Attitude a writer or speaker takes towards a poem
60. "Cold metal sits as quiet as an owl in flight." is an example of a .....
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