Poetry Terms Quiz 135 (20 MCQs)

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1. A pattern in rhyme which represents identical final sounds in lines or verses
2. Description that appeals to any of the five senses
3. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is .....
4. Reference to a person, place, thing, or event.
5. The conditions or situation in which the poem occurs
6. She was as quiet as a mouse.
7. Subdivision of the play; presenting continuous action in one place
8. In 1815, French emperor Napoleon suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, which would prove to be his final battle before he abdicated the throne. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Last night's playoff in the semifinals proved to be the team's Waterloo.
9. DO NOT pause at the end of lines in poetry unless there is punctuation.
10. ENG:A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. Compares two unlike things without the use of "like" or "as" . SPN:Una forma de expresar una comparacion sin usar "como" o "igual que"
11. What vocabulary word means:Set someone or something free from a situation
12. A poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyming and rhythm pattern.
13. Each line in a poem
14. When a poem has words that rhyme within one line.
15. A six-line stanza, or the final six lines of a 14-line Italian or Petrarchan sonnet
16. A ..... is a group of .....
17. Which of the following most likely the connotative meaning of love?
18. You're a mean one, Mr. GrinchYou really are a heelYou're as cuddly as a cactusYou're as charming as an eel-"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
19. The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem (ex. aabba)
20. A simple, song-like poem