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Poetry Terms Quiz 62 (60 MCQs)

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1. This is an example of a:While the smoothest stones Try to skip and hop across, The pond claims them all
2. ..... is the feeling that a reader gets after reading a piece of literature.
3. This type of poem has common words and usually a refrain. it appeals to most people and tells a story.
4. Giving human qualities to a non-human thing. This is intentional.
5. Using any language element more than once
6. Compares two unlike things without using like or as; says one thing is another
7. A figure of speech in which a person not present is addressed
8. What is the definition of a personification?
9. My shirt is blue.(Blue = color, not sad)
10. How is mood expressed in a literary work?
11. The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
12. Illustrating one idea through a more well-known idea, similar to the first
13. A poem that has 14 lines, and each line must have exactly 10 syllables and be written in iambic pentameter. In a typical Shakespearean one of these, the last couplet (two lines) of the poem rhymes.
14. A single "sentence" of a poem
15. The beat and pace of a poem.
16. Diction is the dictionary meaning of a word; the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
17. A more modern poem that sounds conversational and has no rules is ..... (hint:type of organic poem)
18. "dappled doggies dash"
19. Words that represent the actual sound of something
20. Is it true that ..... All poems must rhyme/Todos los poemas deben rimar.
21. Which of the following best exemplify a metaphor?
22. "Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth. Melding sun and rain." If I rearranged these ideas into three lines with a specific pattern of syllables, then I have created a .....
23. The repeated 'T' sounds in the following line are an example of:To the tune o' those Weary Blues.
24. A form of dramatic exaggeration used in poetry and prose alike
25. Poem or stanza composed of 5 lines
26. The beat in a poem
27. A group of lines of poetry is called .....
28. Direct comparison
29. Imagery is .....
30. Harsh or discordant word sounds; the opposite of euphony
31. The trees danced in the breeze is an example of .....
32. Changes in tone, mood, subject matter, etc.
33. The following is an example of ..... ? Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
34. Poems, like songs, depend on ..... to help express meaning and emotions.
35. "boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh, whir, zip" are examples of:
36. Repetition of beginning sound
37. Originally a composition meant for musical accompaniment. The term refers to a short poem in which the poet, the poet's persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings.
38. 14 line lyric poem consisting of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
39. The repetition of the beginning consonant sound over multiple words.
40. Which term below describes the following definition? A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics.
41. Poetry that is meant to be sung ..... like songs on the radio
42. A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings is called a(n) .....
43. What is:descriptive language using the senses-especially visually descriptive?
44. ..... is made up of words and phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways.
45. When you read poetry, there seems to be a beat. This is due to the .....
46. A humorous 5-line poem with the following rhyme pattern:AABBA is called .....
47. A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present. Ex: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, /How I wonder what you are."
48. What figurative language is used in this sentence? "Thesun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
49. A common expression whose fixed order has a particular meaning that can not be determined from its literal meaning (such as, "You're in a pickle." )
50. A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something associated with it ex. my wheels-meaning my car
51. Rhyme that happens within the lines
52. Which is a the best example od Alliteration?
53. A combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness)
54. Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. Example:The sun smiled down on us at the beach.
55. Refers to the relationship of the narrator to the story
56. ..... are like paragraphs in prose.
57. Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
58. Her hair is like the golden sunshine.
59. Group of lines in a poem, is an alternative to a paragraph
60. Use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses
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