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Poetry Terms Quiz 84 (60 MCQs)

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1. Definition:exaggeration or overstatement, not meant to be taken literally.
2. One line of poetry
3. A poem that contains 10 syllables. 5 iambic feet
4. Poetry NOT written in regular, rhythmical pattern, or meter. The author is free to write lines of any length or with in number of stresses, or beats.
5. What is the correct spelling of the word that means the writer gives human qualities to a non human subject.
6. Words at the end of separate lines rhyme.
7. A group of lines in a poem or song (a paragraph)
8. The ..... are like paragraphs in a poem.
9. Compare one object or idea with another
10. What is a foot (in poetry)?
11. A technique in which the normal order of words is reversed. This is often done to maintain a particular rhyme scheme or meter, and sometimes for artistic effect
12. Giving a non-living thing human or animal characteristics
13. Figurative language comparing two unlike things.
14. ..... is the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words, for example, moon and June.
15. Which type of poetry tells a story about a hero and their adventures?
16. A single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general (as opposed to prose).
17. A row of words, not necessarily a complete sentence or thought
18. When a person, place, or thing that has a deeper meaning than it's literal meaning
19. Pattern that rhyming words follow (Ex. ABAB)
20. To break up the rhythm of a poem, an author can use a
21. A stanza that has two lines.
22. She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.
23. A Group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose writing.
24. A repetition of end sounds in words is
25. The message of The Three Little Pigs is that hard work always pays off. This is called the ..... of the story.
26. What type of poetry is this:An open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.?
27. You can hear me, but you're not listening to me.
28. Iambic pentameter lines rhymed in pairs
29. The pattern of rhyming in a poem; to describe the pattern, each line is assigned a letter, and lines that rhyme are given the same letter, e.g., abab
30. A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of a poem
31. Author of a poem
32. The author's feelings about their subject
33. Contradictory terms that appear in conjunction.
34. This is an example of:The bubbly bubbles broke when they got to the branches.
35. Which type of poem is humorous (funny)?
36. When the last word at the end of two or more lines rhyme.
37. Rhyming words .....
38. A creative form of writing that follows a pattern and shows emotion.
39. The term Poetry Portfolio is an example of .....
40. Analyzing lines of poetry for accented and unaccented syllables to figure othe the meter is:
41. Diana can sing, but she is no Mariah Carey is an example of:
42. Exaggerated claims not meant to be taken seriously
43. What is a repeated word or line of words called in poetry?
44. How could you describe the TONE of the Dr. Seuss "ABC Rap?"
45. Anything that represents something else.
46. What is a comparison of two different things that states one thing is another thing and that does not use the word like or as?
47. The suggested or implied meaning of a word; the emotional association attached to a word.
48. Mister Sun wakes up at dawn
49. A syntactic pause within a poetic line
50. What is the correct term for the following definition? the words a writer uses to create images.
51. What is the repetition of consonant sounds in words? Example:Talia tutored Tiffany twice.
52. All about opposites! The poem combines opposites in a single, seven-line poem:the word of the last line is the opposite of the word of the first line. The lines in between describe either the starting word or its opposite.
53. The author uses words that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, taste, feel, etc to help you make a mental picture
54. Define Hyperbole
55. If you write an ....., you write a short note in a diary or book.
56. Haiku's original theme was:
57. It is a pattern in which the last words at the end of lines of poetry sound alike.
58. The use of any language element more than once
59. A group of poetic lines; corresponds to paragraphs in prose
60. Similar ending sounds between two or more words:
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