Poetry Terms Quiz 207 (20 MCQs)

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1. The use of one object or idea to represent something else
2. A person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself.
3. ..... is the repetition of a final stressed vowel and succeeding sounds in two or more words.
4. Rhyming scheme where 1st and 4th lines rhyme and 2nd and 3rd lines rhyme; ABBA
5. Poetry that disregards (doesn't follow) the rules of rhyme scheme and rhythm
6. A discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
7. A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected.
8. Poetry written without a recurring rhythm, rhyme or meter is called:
9. What is a persona in poetry?
10. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using words such as "like" or "as"
11. What are humorous, rhyming, 5-line poems with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme?
12. Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
13. What is the rhyme scheme for a limerick?
14. The person who is telling/delivering the poem; like the narrator (NOT the same as the poet/author)
15. AA BB AA CC is an example of
16. Use of a sound, word or phrase more than once
17. Buzz, Moo, Hiss, Boo
18. The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss, " "buzz, " "slam, " and "boom."
19. What is a cinquain poem?
20. "silken, sad, uncertain, rustling ..... "