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Poetry Terms Quiz 127 (20 MCQs)

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1. What kind of figurative language shows an extravagant exaggeration?
2. Which figure of speech is exemplified by the word 'sizzle'?
3. A central or universal idea (expresses truth about human behavior)**usually the "moral" or lesson learned**
4. ..... gives human or lifelike characteristics to something that is not human or not alive.
5. There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!'
6. A Shakespearean Sonnet contains this many lines of poetry:
7. Words that carry opposite meanings to create an image
8. Rhymes within lines
9. Language that gives the reader a vivid picture; appeals to at least one of the five senses.
10. Concrete poem
11. Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices.
12. What is the definition of a rhyme scheme?
13. Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
14. A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation represents a larger idea.
15. ..... is the use of sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines more than once.
16. Home is a Prison for Grounded Youth Homes across America serve as prison cells for the countless children who are currently being grounded. For some, grounding is a vacation, complete with the luxuries of a big screen television, video games, and snacks. For others, grounding is a season of deprivation. "My parents took away all of my electronic devices, " one inmate whined. Many kids on strict grounding complain that it is cruel to take entertainment away from a child who doesn't have the attention span to withstand a lengthy period of time spent away from a glowing screen. What type of figurative language is used?
17. Poem's speaker; who serves as the same function as the narrator in a story
18. Repetition of the beginning consonant sound in words
19. A three line poetry form originating in Japan. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the third line has 5 syllables
20. Correspondence of sound between words or endings of words, especially when they are at the ends of lines in poetry.
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