Poetry Terms Quiz 139 (20 MCQs)

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1. A type of poem that is sometimes set to music
2. Which of the following is an example of a rhyme
3. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
4. Ex:The crocodile's teeth are white daggers.
5. "In the narrowest nest in a corner, My wings pressing close to my side." Can you hear the repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words of this quote? This is called .....
6. The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line or stanza to add emphasis. An example:Blue, to, you, do
7. A poem that uses lines of varying lengths along with unpredictable rhyme schemes and rhythmsis called
8. "This room is a circus!" is an example of which poetic device?
9. One line of text in a poem.
10. "Whose woods these are"
11. A repetition of sounds at the ends of words
12. Tells a story in verse; has elements similar to stories such as plot and characters
13. Unrhymed 3 line lyric poem; lines 1 and 3 have five syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables. Japanese art form, typically about nature.
14. What is the definition of alliteration in poetry?
15. A long, narrative poem, usually in very regular meter and rhyme
16. Using sound to affect the meaning or reading of the text
17. ..... about an absent person, idea, or thing?
18. Inference
19. "My students are dynamic, my students are funny, and my students make me happy, " is an example of .....
20. What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words?