Poetry Terms Quiz 228 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is another word for a tongue twister?
2. A passage that contains artistic, vivid language and is often imaginative
3. The speaker in the poem is the author
4. A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes
5. A rise and fall of the voice produced by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.
6. What is a comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words like or as?
7. ..... include word sounds, such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition, to emphasize particular words or ideas.
8. The framework or organization of a work of literature
9. Which sentence show the use of sensory language?
10. A group of lines that might be thought of as a "paragraph" in prose;
11. "The air is like a butterfly"
12. What is "colorful, picturesque language" ?
13. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
14. The repetition of identical ending syllables in different words (usually at the end of a line) My trainin the rain. How plain.
15. The way in which the author approaches the work emotionally
16. When a poet uses negative space or the arrangement of the lines of the poem to create a picture or symbol to add meaning is known as .....
17. A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
18. What is the literary term that refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work?
19. Rising meter
20. Create a picture in your mind with words