Poetry Terms Quiz 198 (20 MCQs)

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1. The feeling created in the reader by a poem/story.
2. Harsh or discordant word sounds; the opposite of euphony
3. The trees danced in the breeze is an example of .....
4. Changes in tone, mood, subject matter, etc.
5. The following is an example of ..... ? Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
6. A collection of lines in a poem. Similar to a paragraph.
7. Poems, like songs, depend on ..... to help express meaning and emotions.
8. "boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh, whir, zip" are examples of:
9. Repetition of beginning sound
10. Originally a composition meant for musical accompaniment. The term refers to a short poem in which the poet, the poet's persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings.
11. 14 line lyric poem consisting of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
12. The repetition of the beginning consonant sound over multiple words.
13. Which term below describes the following definition? A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics.
14. Poetry that is meant to be sung ..... like songs on the radio
15. A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings is called a(n) .....
16. What is:descriptive language using the senses-especially visually descriptive?
17. ..... is made up of words and phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways.
18. When you read poetry, there seems to be a beat. This is due to the .....
19. A humorous 5-line poem with the following rhyme pattern:AABBA is called .....
20. A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present. Ex: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, /How I wonder what you are."