Poetry Terms Quiz 231 (20 MCQs)

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1. A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph in a book
2. Describes one thing as if it is another
3. The distance between the left and right edges of a text block
4. The text that appears on one line
5. Lines of poetry that form a division in the poem
6. A repetition device where the same word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences
7. A long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of lines.
8. "I'll love you, dear, I'll love youTill Africa and China meetAnd the river jumps over the mountainAnd the salmon sing in the street" is an example of
9. Repetition of an ending phrase
10. A poet who was paid to commemorate the achievements of Medieval noblemen was called a(n)
11. Repitition means .....
12. A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
13. Poems that don't have a regular rhythm or sound
14. The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.
15. Definition:the use of figurative language to paint a vivid picture
16. A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces
17. What is the definition of caesura?
18. ..... is a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level.
19. A word that sounds like the sound it is describing
20. Author of, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"