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Poetry Terms Quiz 70 (60 MCQs)

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1. Using like or as to compare two unlike things in an effort to describe something
2. The repetition of vowel sounds in words that do not end with the same consonant
3. Which of the following words completes the rhyme:grade, maid, spade, fade
4. The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the ..... of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
5. The act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again.
6. Poetry not written in rhythmical pattern or meter.
7. The use of words that sound like what they mean: "I heard a fly buzz"
8. ..... compares two or more things by implying that one thing is another. It does not use like or as.
9. Slippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingers
10. Which of the following is not an example of figurative language used to make comparisons?
11. The recurring elements of fire and mockingjay in The Hunger Games are examples of .....
12. ..... can be defined as: "A pattern of end rhymes in a poem"
13. A Narrative Poem that appears in the form of an extended metaphor.
14. The wind was loud, but very calm.It whirled around, like a tornadonot slowing the slightest bit. How many lines are in this poem?
15. Extreme hunger, starvation
16. The speaker is ..... the same person as the author
17. A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself
18. The voice that speaks behind the scene. It is the narrative voice that speaks of a writer's feelings or situation. This would be the:
19. What is going beyond the ordinary meaning of words in order to achieve an effect or express an idea by using metaphors, similes, irony, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia?
20. When the poet conveys meaning by creating a metaphor that lasts the entire poem.
21. Combines two terms that are normally contradictory. An example:Living dead, pretty ugly
22. Four lines form the stanza
23. A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
24. An extreme exaggeration for effect is called:
25. A humerous verse of Five lines
26. A long, lyrical poem usually serious in nature
27. Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you!
28. Poem "types" such as elegy, ode, sonnet, etc., are examples of poetic .....
29. Run-on line in poetry without pause; the line 'runs over' or 'steps over' from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation
30. 14 line poems (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
31. A verse or "paragraph" of poetry
32. A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus
33. When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything you heart desires will come to you
34. Much of the post-modern poetry is in this format.
35. How many lines does the following poem have? One foot down, then hop! It's hot.Good things for the ones that's got.Another jump, now to the left.Everybody for hisself. In the air, now both feet down.Since you black, don't stick around.Food is gone, the rent is due, Curse and cry and then jump two. All the people out of work, Hold for three, then twist and jerk.Cross the line, they count you out.That's what hopping's all about. Both feet flat, the game is done.They think I lost. I think I won.
36. When two or more words close to one anotherrepeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
37. Which of the types of ballads were not written down, but passed down orally?
38. Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling
39. This pen is perfect, Just right for my size.This pen is indeed perfect, But there is something I despise.The lid is cracked andThe ink is running low.The pen is a little crooked.I guess it is a little old, butOtherwise everything is fine.This pen is my favoriteWith its words still engravedAnd its healthy green glow.
40. Poets often use ..... A symbol is a person, place, event, or object that suggests a deeper meaning than its literal meaning.
41. Two rhyming lines of about the same length;a pair of lines that rhymeEx. I think that I shall never seeA poem as lovely as a tree
42. The example highlighted below is an example of? They boy with the toy had so much joy.
43. I felt my tongue in my mouth, like a limp lizard.This is an example of:
44. Words that end in both the same vowel and the same consonant sound (sun and run)
45. The attitude that a writer takes towards a subject is .....
46. "He sits on the steps ..... "This line is an example of .....
47. Understatement to downplay an idea
48. A wedding ring is an example of ..... ?
49. The first consonant sound of a word is repeated two or more times. (The Wiggly Worm)
50. Matching ending sounds in words or sometimes lines of poetry
51. Imagery in poetry is language that appeals to .....
52. The repeating of words of phrases or sounds within a short span of text
53. ..... is the feeling or atmosphere perceived by the reader.
54. A long, poetic speech in theater and in plays that is spoken by one character in front of other characters.
55. The truth of life revealed through literature
56. What is the definition of a theme?
57. What is an example of repetition?
58. When a rhyme occurs WITHIN a line of poetry, it is called?
59. Different sense from its proper use ex) metaphor, synecdoche
60. An unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature; it is a poem with 3 lines, it has a total of 17 syllables, line 1 has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line 3 has 5 syllables.
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