Poetry Terms Quiz 123 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which figurative language is this an example of:The old man was as blind as a bat.
2. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of word
3. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter; a poem meant to be sung.
4. A couplet has ..... lines
5. You should preview a poem looking at shape, line length, and stanzas before reading it.
6. Repetition of the same sounds in words that appear near each other in a poem, often at the end of the line, used to create a musical effect
7. She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?
8. Poetry that does not have rhyme or rhythm is called
9. Which term means using colors, objects, or people to represent a deeper idea?
10. What is a rhyme? An example of words that rhyme:bed and red.
11. How many different poems are possible in the Poetry Portfolio?
12. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Little Miss MuffetSat on her tuffet, Eating her curds and whey;Along came a spiderWho sat down beside herand frightened Miss Muffet away.
13. Juxtaposition is .....
14. A four-line poetic stanza that often possesses some degree of rhyme
15. The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of at least two words in a line of poetry
16. Group of lines in a poem, separated by a space
17. A type of writing that uses the way words sound as well as their meaning to express feelings and ideas
18. A metaphor that extends over several lines or throughout the poem
19. A set of lines grouped together in a poem
20. A figure of speech in which a thing-an idea or animal-is given human attributes.