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Poetry Terms Quiz 58 (60 MCQs)

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1. In the poem "Fog", the first two lines are "The fog comes on little cat feet." When a sentence is continued without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza in a poem, it is called .....
2. The measurement of rhythm in poems, measured by the number of feet in one line of poetry.
3. The shirt, so bright, I needed sunglasses to look at it.
4. Comparing two things usually by saying one is the other
5. A group of words in one row
6. The writer's attitude towards his/her subject is .....
7. An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of each word
8. The repetition of vowel or diphthong sounds in one or more words found close together.
9. Repetition of one or more phrases or lines at the end of a stanza
10. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any following sounds in two or more words.
11. A fourteen line poem in rhyming iambic pentameter with an octave that sets up a problem and the sestet that gives the answer, with the last two lines of rhyming couplet as the solution; Shakespearean or Petrarchan
12. Poets arrange words and break lines at certain points (measured in feet)
13. Buzz or drip, cackle, bang, snarl, pop, are examples of .....
14. What word means the writer gives human qualities to a non human subject
15. Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true.
16. "Taco Tuesday" is an example of .....
17. Group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason other than the right-hand margin
18. What is the break down of how a word is pronounced?
19. "I've told you a million times to clean your room!" is an example of what figure of speech?
20. Repetition of vowel sounds in lines of poetry
21. I have a ton of things to do!
22. What are 'buzz', 'snap' and 'hiss' examples of?
23. A run-on line of poetry where it carries over into the next line because there is no punctuation
24. What is the name for a group of lines?
25. A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song, or poem, especially at the end of each stanza.
26. ..... are pauses that divide a poem into lines, allows for the poem to be read more smoothly
27. What is the rhyme scheme from Sonnet 30: " ..... thing may be told ..... should harden ice ..... with senseless cold ..... by wonderful device"
28. She was a night owl.
29. Poetry that expresses thoughts and feelings; songlike
30. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines, widely used by Shakespeare
31. In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
32. The repetition of the same vowel sounds within words
33. Iambic pentameter is how many syllables
34. Metaphor can be defined as:
35. The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the rhythm of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
36. When rhyming words are at the ends of lines
37. My sister is a sloth in the morning. Is this an example of
38. The correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words, especially when these words are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
39. "Pop!" and "Splat!" are examples of-
40. What is the definition of free verse?
41. A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)
42. What is "the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse" ?
43. The candle flame danced in the dark.
44. A poem with a lack of strict structure; no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length or stanza pattern
45. A pattern of end rhymes (words at the end of a line) in a poem.
46. ..... refers to an author's attitude toward the subject matter.
47. What is "lyrical poetry" ?
48. A direct comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as is called .....
49. The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry and gives rhythm and regularity to a poem.
50. Which type of figurative language gives a passing reference to another idea, work of art, or popular text?
51. This is exaggeration. I was so happy, I was ten feet tall.
52. What does the term paraphrase mean?
53. Which type of poem is a highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of a speaker
54. Pattern of rhymes used in a poem
55. What conclusions can you draw about the speakers age and personality in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" ?
56. The author of the poem
57. What is the purpose of a simile in poetry?
58. A fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor
59. A word or group of words that appeals to one or more of the senses:sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell.
60. You are barking up the wrong tree is an example of
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