Poetry Terms Quiz 223 (20 MCQs)

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1. Four lines form the stanza
2. A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
3. An extreme exaggeration for effect is called:
4. Visualization
5. A humerous verse of Five lines
6. A long, lyrical poem usually serious in nature
7. Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you!
8. Poem "types" such as elegy, ode, sonnet, etc., are examples of poetic .....
9. Run-on line in poetry without pause; the line 'runs over' or 'steps over' from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation
10. A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.
11. 14 line poems (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
12. A verse or "paragraph" of poetry
13. A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus
14. When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything you heart desires will come to you
15. Much of the post-modern poetry is in this format.
16. How many lines does the following poem have? One foot down, then hop! It's hot.Good things for the ones that's got.Another jump, now to the left.Everybody for hisself. In the air, now both feet down.Since you black, don't stick around.Food is gone, the rent is due, Curse and cry and then jump two. All the people out of work, Hold for three, then twist and jerk.Cross the line, they count you out.That's what hopping's all about. Both feet flat, the game is done.They think I lost. I think I won.
17. When two or more words close to one anotherrepeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
18. Which of the types of ballads were not written down, but passed down orally?
19. Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling
20. This pen is perfect, Just right for my size.This pen is indeed perfect, But there is something I despise.The lid is cracked andThe ink is running low.The pen is a little crooked.I guess it is a little old, butOtherwise everything is fine.This pen is my favoriteWith its words still engravedAnd its healthy green glow.