Poetry Terms Quiz 247 (20 MCQs)

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1. Groups of lines in a poem are called

Correct Answer: A) Stanzas.

2. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words to achieve emphasis or a certain affect

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

3. Which poetry term is being used in this example?The sun is smiling at me.

Correct Answer: B) Personification.

4. ..... are words that sound like what they mean.Example:Buzzz, Buzzz, went the bee.

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

5. A poem or section consisting of two successive lines, usually rhyming and having the same meter and often forming a complete thought

Correct Answer: C) Couplet.

6. The order pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse

Correct Answer: D) Rhyme scheme.

7. Strophe

Correct Answer: C) Often used to mean "stanza"; also a stanza or irregular line lengths.

8. Something concrete that stands for something abstract.

Correct Answer: A) Symbol.

9. A line in poetry that ends in punctuation is called an ..... line

Correct Answer: D) End-Stopped.

10. Poems that are not written with any regular rhythmical pattern or rhyme are:

Correct Answer: B) Blank verse.

11. EX:The snow is a white blanket.

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

12. Words that imitate the sounds to which they refer

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

13. Three-lined Japanese verse form; 5-7-5

Correct Answer: C) Haiku.

14. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter

Correct Answer: C) Ode.

15. A set pattern of rhyming carried throughout a poem.

Correct Answer: D) Rhyme Scheme.

16. The mood of a poem is the ..... response.

Correct Answer: C) Audience's or reader's.

17. Which is an example of a metaphor?

Correct Answer: A) The snow is a white blanket.

18. What is this an example of? Snap! Crackle! Pop!

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

19. Time

Correct Answer: D) The "turning" point from the problem to the solution of a sonnet, between the octave and the sestet.

20. What is a rhythm?

Correct Answer: C) Beats or accented syllables.