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Poetry Terms Quiz 184 (20 MCQs)

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1. An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of each word
2. The repetition of vowel or diphthong sounds in one or more words found close together.
3. Repetition of one or more phrases or lines at the end of a stanza
4. The repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any following sounds in two or more words.
5. A fourteen line poem in rhyming iambic pentameter with an octave that sets up a problem and the sestet that gives the answer, with the last two lines of rhyming couplet as the solution; Shakespearean or Petrarchan
6. Poets arrange words and break lines at certain points (measured in feet)
7. Buzz or drip, cackle, bang, snarl, pop, are examples of .....
8. What word means the writer gives human qualities to a non human subject
9. Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true.
10. "Taco Tuesday" is an example of .....
11. Group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason other than the right-hand margin
12. What is the break down of how a word is pronounced?
13. "I've told you a million times to clean your room!" is an example of what figure of speech?
14. I have a ton of things to do!
15. What are 'buzz', 'snap' and 'hiss' examples of?
16. A run-on line of poetry where it carries over into the next line because there is no punctuation
17. What is the name for a group of lines?
18. A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song, or poem, especially at the end of each stanza.
19. ..... are pauses that divide a poem into lines, allows for the poem to be read more smoothly
20. Line Breaks
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