Poetry Terms Quiz 248 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poem that is shaped like a diamond, and the words describe opposite ideas is called a .....
2. The pattern of a rhyme in a poem
3. Major idea or lesson learned
4. Where does end rhyme occur?
5. A five line poem with a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).
6. 4 lines
7. Emotional response evoked by a word. Can have positive or negative responses.
8. The Cyclops's speared eye hissed and popped.
9. The repeating of a word, sounds, or phrases to add rhythm or to focus on an idea
10. 14 line poem
11. Poem that is a story, with conflict, setting etc. Generally longer than the lyric styles of poetry because the poet needs to establish characters and a plot is a .....
12. ..... is not the main idea of the text, but the author's intent for writing the piece
13. Figurative language is used only in poetry
14. Both boys and girls basketball teams open the season against the same opponent. Who?
15. Bed Bugs Bite Businessmen The threat of bed bugs is now seen as one of the biggest hazards to business travel as the unwelcome pests have become a growing problem for the hotels of major cities. "I miss the old days when it was just the rats and cockroaches that we had to worry about, " one longtime life insurance salesman said wistfully. What type of figurative language is used?
16. The repetition of usually unstressed similar endings in proximal words, as in the phrase "rising with the dawning morning" is known as
17. A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem
18. Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
19. What poem uses figurative language in a particularly structured way to express an idea?
20. "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of what type of figurative language?