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Poetry Terms Quiz 71 (60 MCQs)

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1. The repeating of a word or phrase.
2. Which of the following best describes a theme of "The Road Not Taken" ?
3. How is poetry written? (structure)
4. "Her skin was white as snow" is an example of?
5. When a poem just briefly mentions a famous or well known person, place, or event, it is using the device named this.
6. When a poem does not have a rhyme pattern or a rhythm, it is considered to be .....
7. Definition:The practice of giving human traits to nonhumans in writing.
8. ..... is the pattern of the end rhyme. It is designated by labeling each line with a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme. Example:ABCB, ABCB
9. The theme of a poem or story can be defined as .....
10. Occurs when the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other.
11. Reference to something the author assumes you know.
12. How fast or slow a poem is read is .....
13. Giving an animal, object, or idea a human quality
14. "Compare her face with some that I shall show, / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow"
15. Tells a story and has a plot, character, and setting
16. Group of verses in a poem
17. What do "end rhymes" mean?
18. The arrangement of a poem on a page
19. Repetition of the initial sound of a word.
20. The car went faster than the speed of light.
21. The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. What are the words in blue an example of?
22. I'm feeling blue is an example of .....
23. What is a "ode" ?
24. Someone who is the voice of the poem. This is not to be confused with the author.
25. Stanza of 4 lines, usually rhymed abcb. First and third lines have 4 stresses, second and fourth have 3.
26. A row of words in a poem
27. "The moon is a white Frisbee floating over the mountain."
28. "And even Earls Must comb their curls/ And even Kings Have underthings" is an example of .....
29. What is a sound device? (Trick question. Think carefully)
30. Today has been the worst day in my entire life.
31. A figure of speech that compares seemingly unlike things. In Contrast to other figures of speech, this implies the comparison instead of stating it directly; so there is no use of connecting words such as like or as.
32. A figure of speech where you say something not to be taken literally
33. AABB ABAB ABCD are examples of
34. A poem that tells a story with a character and a plot
35. The word "Roses' is an example of a what type of meter?
36. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
37. Using words that have the same beginning constant sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood is called
38. The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
39. Harsh, discordant sounds
40. "I got your enemy Pelias hacked to death / by his own daughters' hands" ~~ MEDEA
41. The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
42. What is a synonym for the word "hue" ?
43. A trochee consists of syllables that are:
44. Assigning human-like characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
45. Poetry that tells a story in verse and has elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.
46. Figure of speech in which contradicting ideas, etc. are combined.
47. Written work, such as fiction, poetry, or drama .....
48. Watermelon Juicy, sweet Dripping, slurping, smacking So messy to eat Yummy
49. A literary device that repeats the exact same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer or emphasize an idea.
50. What is another word for a tongue twister?
51. A passage that contains artistic, vivid language and is often imaginative
52. The speaker in the poem is the author
53. A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes
54. A rise and fall of the voice produced by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.
55. What is a comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words like or as?
56. ..... include word sounds, such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition, to emphasize particular words or ideas.
57. The framework or organization of a work of literature
58. Which sentence show the use of sensory language?
59. A group of lines that might be thought of as a "paragraph" in prose;
60. "The air is like a butterfly"
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