Poetry Terms Quiz 259 (20 MCQs)

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1. 3 stanzas of 4 lines have an abab/cdcd/efef followed by a 2-line stanza
2. Two or more lines that group together.
3. The repetition of beginning sounds in one or two lines of poetry
4. Who is the author of a poem?
5. A recurring similarity of sounds between words.
6. Group of words, and is an alternative to a sentence. It's included in the stanza
7. What is the name for an expression of ideas or feelings in words, usually having a form, rhythm, or rhyme?
8. Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!
9. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
10. A poem that forms a shape or object
11. Comparing 2 things using like or as
12. What type of figurative language is the following? "You may shoot me with your words."
13. "Hope is the thing with feathers"
14. Comparing two things that are not alike in order to create a better picture for the reader (without using like or as)
15. In this type of rhyme, two words are close, but do not rhyme exactly.
16. Which of the following is a play on words?
17. The basic rhythmic structure of a line of poetry-the number of syllables and the pattern of emphasis
18. A pair of rhyming lines.
19. A figurative comparison that would not be literally applicable
20. A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create effects