Poetry Terms Quiz 178 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are symbols used for in poetry?
2. What do we call the repetition of a vowel sound?
3. A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal or idea-
4. A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.
5. Repetition of vowel sounds with words in close proximity
6. A ..... is a direct comparison of unrelated things that uses 'like' or 'as.'
7. It's raining cats and dogs is an example of an ..... ?
8. "Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells." This line is an example of .....
9. What is the definition of symbolism in poetry?
10. A reference to something else
11. The attitude of a writer towards a subject, character, or audience
12. 'Burbled' is an example of .....
13. A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
14. Poems that do not have a regular rhyming pattern are called
15. Units of rhythm in poetry
16. Poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation
17. The repetition of a CONSONANT sound.
18. A matching similarity of sounds in two or more words
19. What figure of speech or poetic device is the following:'This test will be a piece of cake!'
20. What is:a reference to another well known work of literature, event in history, or pop culture?