Poetry Terms Quiz 245 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the correct spelling of the word that means a humorous, rhyming five line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme.
2. "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is an example of
3. When a person, place, thing or event has meaning in itself and also represents, or stands for something else
4. When there are five feet in a poem's rhythmic meter
5. What is a sound device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds?
6. A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward and forward. The words "civic" and "level" are palindromes, as is the phrase "A man, a plan, a canal-Panama." The reversal can be word by word as well, as in "fall leaves when leaves fall."
7. Which poetry term can be found in the following example? Why are teddy bears never hungry? They are always stuffed!
8. The central idea, topic, or didactic quality of a work
9. ..... is a brief and direct reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe or explain the person or thing to which it refers.
10. Spell
11. Imaginary voice the poet uses when writing a poem
12. The emotions felt while reading a poem.
13. This is an example of:Hope is the thing with feathers
14. The voice that talks to the reader in a poem
15. Thefollowing example demonstrates what? Aclumsy young fellow named Tim Was never informed how to swim. He fell off a dock And sank like a rock. And that was the end of him.
16. What is the term for the use of words that appeal to the five senses in a poem?
17. How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? (bonus)
18. Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
19. Poetry that has specific formula or template:
20. A poem that tells a story like The Cat in the Hat.