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Poetry Terms Quiz 95 (60 MCQs)

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1. Mood in poerty is .....
2. Simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, etc.-go beyond literal meaning
3. What is the following sentence an example of ..... Ethan's smile is a mile wide.
4. Compares two things using is, was or are in the sentence.
5. Which term is this the definition for:A fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of fixed length to create rhythm.
6. Two words that have the same sound.
7. An expression of ideas or feeling in words, usually having a form, rhythm and rhyme is called .....
8. "I hear lake water lapping || with low sounds by the shore ..... "
9. Choose the answer that uses a simile.
10. The speaker in poetry is defined as .....
11. An object that represents something else
12. ..... refers to the similarities of sounds in words.
13. The repetition of vowel sounds within a line
14. Which of the following is not one of the cornerstones of Romanticism?
15. Stanza with 7 lines
16. Which word rhymes with "Same"
17. Which of the following refers to the way in which words in sentences are ordered?
18. A direct address to something that can't respond
19. Referring to a literary work without directly mentioning it.
20. A sequence of words printed as a separate entity on a page
21. A single verse in a poem is also called a .....
22. "I cried a river over you" is an example of .....
23. How many lines are in the following poem? "Risk" And then the day came, when the riskto remain tightin a budwas more painfulthan the riskit tookto blossom.
24. A genre that uses lines and stanzas
25. A type of alliteration where the 'S' sound is repeated is called
26. The way a reader uses changing voice pitch while reciting a poem
27. Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry
28. What the poem is mostly about
29. What type of figurative language is the following: "Out of the huts of history's shame, I rise?"
30. (Note:stressed beats tend to be longer while unstressed beats are shorter) is a note from:
31. The descriptive words and phrases a writer uses to create sensory experiences is called:
32. A single line in a poem
33. Short, highly musical verse that converys powerful feelings
34. Alliteration refers to the repetition of ..... consonant sounds.
35. A message about life or human nature or experiences the poet wants to share with the reader.
36. The phrase "Hope is the thing with feathers" is an example of .....
37. The flowers tossed their heads at the calling of the wind.
38. "The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor"This is an example of .....
39. A stanza with four lines.
40. What is the definition of metonymy?
41. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
42. The pattern of ending rhymes; a different letter of the alphabet is assigned to each rhyme.
43. The attitudes and feelings associated with a word, may be positive or negative.
44. What figurative language is used in this sentence? "Theboy was a statue when the train passed him by"
45. A pattern of rhyme at the end of lines in a poem (measured with letters ..... ABC, etc) is called a:
46. Words that are opposite
47. Sound effects in poetry can be best defined as .....
48. Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words
49. A rhythmic group of two lines of verse
50. Controlling metaphor
51. When the beginning sounds of words are repeated is called:
52. How fast or slow a poem is read. Short sentences speed up; longer sentences slow it down
53. The following sentence contains ..... Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps.
54. A group of words into which a poem or play is divided.
55. What is it called when the same constant sound is repeated, normally at the beginning of the words.
56. What does "personification" mean?
57. Which is an example of a couplet?
58. Song-like poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure and romance
59. ..... is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
60. What structure is used in writing poetry?
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