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Poetry Terms Quiz 93 (60 MCQs)

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1. A line or group of lines in a poem that's separated from other lines by extra white space; a division in a poem that occurs at a natural pause or at a point where the poet wants to speed up or slow down the poem, shift its tone, change the setting, or introduce a new idea or character
2. Haiku contains how many syllables?
3. An exaggeration not taken literally.
4. Rhymes follow a particular pattern in a poem
5. A poem that does not rhyme or contain a structured meter
6. Combination of senses, as in "a blue note"
7. Giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of human
8. When the end of two or more words end the same way
9. "While I nodded, nearly napping" is an example of what poetic device?
10. Predictable beat in a poem. Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
11. An adjective or descriptive phrase that is used to characterize a person, place, or thing
12. Any literature which uses sounds, rhythm, and creative word choice to express thoughts and invoke feelings.
13. Four-line stanzas with a rhyming pattern
14. It describes something nonhuman as if it had human qualities.
15. A stanza is best described as
16. Analysis of a poem's meter
17. The repetition of consonant sounds like in "sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"
18. Writer's choice of words. (Specific words convey a particular tone or meaning).
19. Dual, twofold, characterized by two parts.
20. It seems that tom's home was prison
21. When doubt was a hiss in my ear.
22. A pattern or recurring idea/image/symbol in literary work.
23. Which of the following senses are used when the author uses IMAGERY?
24. This kind of verse follows fixed, established patterns
25. Sometimes poems have a rhythm ..... a heartbeat. Some syllables are stressed, others are unstressed. This is called the poem's what?
26. The attitude the writer takes toward his/her subject.
27. ..... are places where the lines of poetry end to add emphasis to certain words or phrases
28. Sonnets have how many lines
29. Which of the following poemsBEST describes an outline poem?
30. Where a poet chooses to stop a line and start a new one
31. What type of figurative language is the following example?The color red represents danger and fear.
32. The use of words to create pictures that appeal to the five senses or inner thoughts and emotions, is an example of
33. 3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature.
34. Using a dash in poetry is a form of punctuation that
35. "The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of .....
36. Something that represents something else by resembling it, or association with it, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
37. A sonnet is a possible option on the poetry portfolio CA1 students will complete in December.
38. What is an onomatpoeia?
39. The use of any element of language ..... a sound, a word, a phrase, a line, or a stanza ..... more than once.
40. A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness.
41. A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
42. This is a comparison of two tings without using the words "like" or "as" .
43. Comparison of unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
44. It'scold ..... and I wait Forsomeone to shelter me Andtake me from here. This is an example of a ..... poem.
45. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. What is this an example of?
46. A lengthy poem about the extraordinary adventures of extraordinary men & women.
47. To make something seem larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration
48. Author or writer of a poem
49. An ode has to have a specific rhyme scheme.
50. What is "an implied comparison not using like or as" (is, were, was)?
51. If you have "butterflies in your stomach" this means you are .....
52. A word, phrase, or sound may be repeated
53. What does it mean to give someone "the cold shoulder" ?
54. Which connotation is MORE positive?We saw ..... animals at the zoo.
55. Personification-
56. The vowel and ending consonant have similar sounds ex. lamp/ stamp
57. Piece of poetry written with a specific rhythm or pattern
58. In the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" what had to happen before Revere could begin his ride?
59. A type of poetry that follows fixed, established patterns
60. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
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