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Poetry Terms Quiz 77 (60 MCQs)

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1. "The Highwayman" is an example of a
2. What is the correct spelling of the word that means a humorous, rhyming five line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme.
3. "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is an example of
4. When a person, place, thing or event has meaning in itself and also represents, or stands for something else
5. When there are five feet in a poem's rhythmic meter
6. What is a sound device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds?
7. A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward and forward. The words "civic" and "level" are palindromes, as is the phrase "A man, a plan, a canal-Panama." The reversal can be word by word as well, as in "fall leaves when leaves fall."
8. Which poetry term can be found in the following example? Why are teddy bears never hungry? They are always stuffed!
9. The central idea, topic, or didactic quality of a work
10. ..... is a brief and direct reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe or explain the person or thing to which it refers.
11. Imaginary voice the poet uses when writing a poem
12. The emotions felt while reading a poem.
13. This is an example of:Hope is the thing with feathers
14. Thefollowing example demonstrates what? Aclumsy young fellow named Tim Was never informed how to swim. He fell off a dock And sank like a rock. And that was the end of him.
15. What is the term for the use of words that appeal to the five senses in a poem?
16. How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? (bonus)
17. Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
18. Poetry that has specific formula or template:
19. A poem that tells a story like The Cat in the Hat.
20. An author's tone that inspires a thoughtful atmosphere, can lead to a formal and thought-provoking feeling in writing
21. The use of any element of language-a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence-more than once.
22. The pattern of end rhymes in a poem ..... You can identify this by using different letters of the alphabet for each rhyme. (Like it's an ABBA, CDDC octave ..... )
23. A reference to something famous
24. A comparison using words such as "like" or "as"
25. A dividing and organizing technique which places a group of lines in a poem together, separated from other groups of lines by line spacing or indentation.
26. A sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated regularly in a poem. Is a word, line, or phrase repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself.
27. What is the term for the rhythm, expression, pitch, and flow when we speak and read out loud?
28. Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?
29. 2 words together that are contradictory but create a new or deeper meaning. (Examples:greatly bad, jumbo shrimp,
30. A word at the end or one line that rhymes with a word at the end of another line of poetry
31. "So Eden sank to grief, " a line from a Robert Frost poem, contains
32. The mood and emotion a poem evokes is called .....
33. An extended metaphor with complex logic, or a startling comparison, that governs a poetic passage or an entire poem
34. Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme
35. Which poetry term is used in the following line:'I've told you a million times'?
36. Her smile is sunshine
37. What is concrete poetry?
38. Two words that rhyme on the same line
39. Groups of lines in a poem are called
40. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words to achieve emphasis or a certain affect
41. Which poetry term is being used in this example?The sun is smiling at me.
42. ..... are words that sound like what they mean.Example:Buzzz, Buzzz, went the bee.
43. A poem or section consisting of two successive lines, usually rhyming and having the same meter and often forming a complete thought
44. The order pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse
45. Something concrete that stands for something abstract.
46. A line in poetry that ends in punctuation is called an ..... line
47. Poems that are not written with any regular rhythmical pattern or rhyme are:
48. EX:The snow is a white blanket.
49. Words that imitate the sounds to which they refer
50. Three-lined Japanese verse form; 5-7-5
51. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
52. A set pattern of rhyming carried throughout a poem.
53. The mood of a poem is the ..... response.
54. What is this an example of? Snap! Crackle! Pop!
55. A poem that is shaped like a diamond, and the words describe opposite ideas is called a .....
56. Major idea or lesson learned
57. Where does end rhyme occur?
58. A five line poem with a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).
59. Emotional response evoked by a word. Can have positive or negative responses.
60. The Cyclops's speared eye hissed and popped.
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