Poetry Terms Quiz 181 (20 MCQs)

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1. A paragraph in a poem, separated by blank space.

Correct Answer: B) Stanza.

2. What do we use to measure a poem's rhythm?

Correct Answer: B) Meter.

3. Writing that uses hyperbole, personification, similes, or metaphors to enhance or clarify meaning

Correct Answer: D) Figurative language.

4. A septet consists of .....

Correct Answer: C) 7 lines.

5. A ten-line poem that focuses on one topic, usually to give praise

Correct Answer: D) Ode.

6. Comparison between two things that use helping verbs "like" "as" "than" or "resembles"

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

7. Repetition of vowel sounds without repetition of consonant sounds

Correct Answer: B) Assonance.

8. What has 5 lines, definite syllable patterns and is amusing

Correct Answer: C) Limerick.

9. A ..... compares two unlike things, using the word like or as.

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

10. A poem written in iambic pentameter with no rhyme scheme.

Correct Answer: C) Blank Verse.

11. An association or additional meaning that a word, image, or phrase may carry

Correct Answer: A) Connotation.

12. What is a meataphor?

Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action without using "like or as".

13. Arrangement of rhyming lines to create a pattern

Correct Answer: B) Rhyme scheme.

14. Dictionary definition of a word.

Correct Answer: A) Denotation.

15. Compares two things using "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

16. The beat created by the words in lines of poetry

Correct Answer: C) Rhythm.

17. What do we call something that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else?

Correct Answer: C) Symbol/Symbolism.

18. True or False:Rhyming words sound the same AND look the same at the end.

Correct Answer: C) False, they sound the same, but they can look different.

19. A grouped set of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in prose)

Correct Answer: C) Stanza.

20. "Nature's first green is gold" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Paradox.