Poetry Terms Quiz 227 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poem that tells a story with a character and a plot

Correct Answer: D) Narrative.

2. The word "Roses' is an example of a what type of meter?

Correct Answer: B) Trochee.

3. Poetry that does not have rhyme or have a regular meter

Correct Answer: A) Free verse.

4. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

5. Using words that have the same beginning constant sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood is called

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

6. The raindrops danced on the tabletop.

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

7. Harsh, discordant sounds

Correct Answer: C) Cacophony.

8. "I got your enemy Pelias hacked to death / by his own daughters' hands" ~~ MEDEA

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

9. The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Correct Answer: D) Meter.

10. An ode is

Correct Answer: A) A poem with lots of feeling that celebrates a person/thing.

11. What is a synonym for the word "hue" ?

Correct Answer: B) Color.

12. A trochee consists of syllables that are:

Correct Answer: C) Stress-Unstressed.

13. Assigning human-like characteristics to animals or inanimate objects

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

14. Poetry that tells a story in verse and has elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.

Correct Answer: A) Narrative.

15. Figure of speech in which contradicting ideas, etc. are combined.

Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron.

16. Written work, such as fiction, poetry, or drama .....

Correct Answer: B) Literature.

17. Watermelon Juicy, sweet Dripping, slurping, smacking So messy to eat Yummy

Correct Answer: A) Cinquain.

18. A literary device that repeats the exact same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer or emphasize an idea.

Correct Answer: D) Repetition.

19. Poems shaped to look like their subjects

Correct Answer: C) Concrete.

20. A pattern of end rhymes in a poem

Correct Answer: C) Rhyme scheme.