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Poetry Terms Quiz 72 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is "colorful, picturesque language" ?
2. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
3. The repetition of identical ending syllables in different words (usually at the end of a line) My trainin the rain. How plain.
4. The way in which the author approaches the work emotionally
5. When a poet uses negative space or the arrangement of the lines of the poem to create a picture or symbol to add meaning is known as .....
6. What is the literary term that refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work?
7. Create a picture in your mind with words
8. A ..... is a poem characterized by:-fourteen lines with a specific rhyme scheme-being written in 3 quatrains and ends with a couplet-a rhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg
9. The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the ends of nearby words
10. In a poem all of the words on the same line are a called a ..... ?
11. Be careful. Don't BANG your head.
12. It is the use of words that sound very much like the noise they name.
13. The first letter read down the page spells out the subject
14. A 5 lined rhymed, usually humorous poem. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
15. Which poetry term is being used in this example?I told you a million times!
16. Any language not meant to be taken literally.
17. What is a word that suggests the action or sound it names (like buzz, moo, or boom)
18. The pattern of syllables in a poem that lead to it's "song like quality"
19. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of
20. A theme of a literary text is-
21. Does not follow regular metrical patterns; however includes rhythmic elements that are often created through the combinations of word sounds
22. The way a poem is organized to help create rhythm.
23. The way a poem is laid out on the page is called
24. ..... is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together. Example:Dad dropped the donuts.
25. Uses words with similar but not exact end sounds
26. ..... is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
27. The repetition of a single letter in the alphabet or a combination of letters
28. Pick the type of rhyme: "I think that I shall never see / A poem as lovely as a tree" -Joyce Kilmer
29. Repeating a word or line over and over
30. If I choose to use the word "chubby" instead of "fat" when describing a baby, I'm considering the word's .....
31. How the speaker feels about the subject or another character in a poem
32. A word or line that is repeated in a poem to create a certain effect
33. A two line poem is called a .....
34. What is the definition of metaphor in poetry?
35. Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Be the roses that grow in the concrete. (from The Hate U Give)
36. The use of any element of language more than once
37. The idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
38. The larger pattern of rhyme
39. The dictionary definition of a word; its literal meaning apart from any associations or connotations.
40. Which of these is an exaggeration?
41. What is a pair of lines that rhyme?
42. When an author describes something by saying that it is LIKE (or AS) something else.
43. Word that imitates a sound
44. The message about life or human nature that the poem conveys-often the structure, poetic sound devices, and poetic voice contribute to this message
45. Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:
46. What type of poem is 14-lines with a complicated rhyme scheme?
47. A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph in a book
48. Describes one thing as if it is another
49. The distance between the left and right edges of a text block
50. The text that appears on one line
51. Lines of poetry that form a division in the poem
52. A repetition device where the same word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences
53. A long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of lines.
54. "I'll love you, dear, I'll love youTill Africa and China meetAnd the river jumps over the mountainAnd the salmon sing in the street" is an example of
55. Repetition of an ending phrase
56. A poet who was paid to commemorate the achievements of Medieval noblemen was called a(n)
57. Repitition means .....
58. A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
59. Poems that don't have a regular rhythm or sound
60. The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.
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