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Poetry Terms Quiz 80 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as" ?
2. Which of these contribute to the "shape" of the poem?
3. I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race
4. A synonym of the word "appealing" is .....
5. What type of figurative language is shown?She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
6. To end in the same sounds EX:cupcake/mistake
7. A quintet has..... lines.
8. What uses like or as to compare two apparently unlike things?
9. What is free verse?
10. The use of words that sound like their meanings such as buzz and boom
11. An overtly exaggerated statement or claim
12. The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant such as "it beats ..... as it sweeps ..... as it cleans" is an example of
13. "The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words" is a definition of:
14. Which of the following types of poems stress emotion and song?
15. An example of hyperbole:
16. ..... is an expression whose overall meaning differs from the meaning of individual wordsExample:It's raining cats and dogs!
17. A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself.
18. "Chips and Dip", "Goodnight, Sleep Tight" and "See you later, Alligator" are examples of
19. A group of two or more lines in a poem linked by length, meter, rhymescheme, or thought.
20. A pattern in a line consisting of one accented syllable and one unaccented syllable
21. A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
22. Which of the following can be described as a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of 5-7-5, and traditionally about nature?
23. A comparison that gives human qualities to an object, animal, idea, or phenomenon
24. Poetry that does not rhyme or have rhythm
25. "Benzema is on cloud nine after winning the match" is a(n) .....
26. Sets the pace of the poem
27. A comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as."
28. Two lines of poetry that stand alone or apart from the rest of the poem. Often these two lines will rhyme and have the same meter, but not always.
29. "The face of nature is flawed with omens." ~~ MEDEA
30. Which figurative device compares two seemingly unlike things?
31. Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant or consonant pattern two or more times in short succession.
32. His new car was as fast as my dad's truck.
33. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem extract 'My Phone'?
34. Shifts in poems are similar to the climax in a story because
35. Doesn't follow regular meterical patterns
36. Rhyming that occurs at the end of lines of poetry.
37. The use of the same word or phrase multiple times
38. Language that helps a reader recreate, in his or her mind, what the writer is describing.
39. Which of these is a good "symbol" for love?
40. Which kind of poemspells out a piece of a word at the beginning of each line?
41. The literary term "diction" refers to
42. Haiku was first written in
43. Chocolate candy is sweet and yummyIt goes down smoothly in my tummy!
44. A winner of a spelling bee failing a spelling test.
45. Version of a metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines
46. The narrator of the poem
47. The poet's choice of words
48. Directly compares unlike things (one thing is another, no like or as)
49. A Japanese poem, composed of three lines and seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count, and often focuses on images from nature
50. Poetry that is free from the rules and limitations of regular poetry.
51. A pair of of lines of verse that usually rhyme and have a complete thought
52. How the poem is presented to readers
53. The poet's attitude towards his/her subject.
54. Simile or Metaphor? The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.
55. Occurs when the beginning sound of a word is repeated in the words that follow.
56. What uses exaggeration to stress a point? Example:We waited in line forever.
57. A regularly recurring phrase or verse in a poem
58. Which figurative language is this an example of:My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it.
59. What is the Paragraph foreshadowing Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human.
60. What is the correct term for the following definition? specific length of lines, number of lines, and their grouping
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