Poetry Terms Quiz 154 (20 MCQs)

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1. Another word for the tone of poem or story is the author's .....
2. I dropped my sock in the thick, sticky mud.
3. Assonance is the repetition of consonant sounds.
4. Is a word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence
5. When a poet repeats words, or lines
6. July 22 1959 was a momentous day in his life. Please add the commas.
7. Using the same word or phrase over and over
8. A type of literature that expresses ideas and feelings, or tells a story in a specific form.
9. A writer or speaker's choice of words
10. Comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as
11. What is it called when a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself also represents, or stands for, something else?
12. She ran lilke lightning. This is a ..... ?
13. The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
14. ..... is a visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
15. Which of the following is NOT an example of a Metaphor?
16. A foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.
17. Express thoughts and feelings of single person
18. What figurative language is used in this sentence?Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
19. Continuation from one line of verse to the next.
20. Joke that makes a play on words; words have multiple meanings or sound similar but have different meanings