Poetry Terms Quiz 111 (20 MCQs)

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1. After they presented their project they listed their sources of information or their .....

Correct Answer: C) Reference material.

2. Poetry that doesn't have any line, rhyme scheme, meter, or any other requirements

Correct Answer: A) Open form.

3. Which type of sound device is used? "I used my usual maneuver to escape."

Correct Answer: C) Assonance.

4. Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Correct Answer: A) Rhyme scheme.

5. A play on words, either on different senses of the same word or on the similar sense or sound of different words

Correct Answer: B) Pun.

6. A line that ends with punctuation, indicating a pause when reading

Correct Answer: B) End-stopped line.

7. What is the physical shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing called?

Correct Answer: B) Form.

8. The repeated use of a word, phrase, line, or stanza

Correct Answer: D) Repetition.

9. Bonus question:What is the term for using the dictionary meaning of a word?

Correct Answer: C) Denotation.

10. Comapring two things using "like" or "as" .

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

11. Which word means a basic unit of poetry, similar to a sentence?

Correct Answer: B) Line.

12. A group of two lines in poetry.

Correct Answer: C) Couplet.

13. What are a group of lines within a poem called?

Correct Answer: A) Verse.

14. The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Correct Answer: A) Alliteration.

15. Long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes, elevated in style and usually follows certain patterns

Correct Answer: A) Epic poetry.

16. The use of repetition of sounds at the beginning of words (ex. snake sneaked)

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

17. Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

Correct Answer: B) A unique object.

18. Words that are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Figurative Language.

19. The sleeping geese recline their heads.

Correct Answer: A) Assonance.

20. How does a metaphor enhance the meaning of a poem?

Correct Answer: C) By creating a vivid and imaginative comparison between two unlike things.