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Poetry Terms Quiz 94 (60 MCQs)

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1. Comparisons between two unlike things without like or as
2. Groupings of lines in poems are .....
3. Exaggeration for effect
4. An amusing or funny verse with five lines. It has 3 long lines which rhyme and 2 short lines that rhyme
5. A ..... in a poem means words that are written in a row.
6. A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature or art
7. Buzz; growl; gulp; slither; bang
8. The pictures you see in your mind when you read a poem.
9. A literary device that involves using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or speech
10. Read the poem below and identify the rhyme scheme. I smelled the scent of a rose, I inhaled the scent through my nose. While allergic to pollen, A sneeze came a callin' And knocked me right off of my toes.
11. The way words and lines are laid out on a page
12. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.
13. Rhyming words placed WITHIN a line of poetry.
14. Words that appeal to your 5 senses (smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing).
15. The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, poem, or other literary work.
16. What sound device is in line 2?Then suddenly one awful day, She heard the Magic Mirror say, "From now on Queen you're number two, Snow White is prettier than you!"
17. What is the rhyme scheme? Roses are red Violets are blue I am Ted So are you
18. Which is a Simile
19. What is the definition of personification in poetry?
20. A line of poetry or prose in unrhymed iambic pentameter
21. What is the purpose of personification in poetry?
22. Which vocabulary word is being defined? The beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
23. What is the definition of connotation?
24. When the expected outcome is different than the actual outcome or appearance is not reality, is the definition of .....
25. The bug splatted on my windshield.Is this an example of
26. The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district, or any other group of people
27. Which is the best definition for the word reveal?
28. Contrasting words are juxtaposed in order to encompass contrary impressions or ideas.
29. "It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ..... ;
30. Which term has the following definition:a comic verse of irregular measure
31. A phrase, line or stanza that is repeated throughout a poem, often after a stanza.
32. A comparison of two seemingly unlike things
33. When a poet exaggerates on purpose for effect
34. Poetry written to an established pattern, e.g., a sonnet, limerick, villanelle, pantoum, tritina, sestina, or rondel
35. "Two households, both alike in dignity"
36. What is an example of simile?
37. Words that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
38. A word that sounds like what it represents. Words like "meow, " "oink, " "pop, " or "click."
39. A regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem/song
40. What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."
41. A poem set in tranquil nature, or one about shepherds
42. Refers to the rhythm of a poem or other written work as it's expressed through the number and length of the feet in each line.
43. Select the personification below?
44. May use unconventional spelling, punctuation and grammar
45. An play on words; a double word meaning
46. Syllables are pronounced Stronger
47. Words that describe opposite ideas, seems to be a contradiction would be called:
48. What is the best definition of alliteration?
49. Compares two unlike objects or ideas without using like or asStates that something IS something else
50. Anything that stands for itself and something else on a figurative level
51. The repetition of an initial consonant sound
52. Focuses on erasing words to create a different meaning.
53. How many lines does a cinquain have to have?
54. A word that has the same meaning as another word.
55. A play on words, using multiple meanings or similar sounds to make a joke.
56. Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally, used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things
57. Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
58. A character that the poet has created. One who uses the words 'I' and 'me'.
59. Extravagant exaggeration
60. A person who writes a poem is called an .....
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