Poetry Terms Quiz 262 (20 MCQs)

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1. A line or group of lines set apart structurally from other lines in a poem
2. A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
3. The narrator's attitude toward the subject of the poem.
4. Words whose final syllables have the exact same sound
5. The "sentences" in a poem.
6. Placing two contradictory phrases or ideas that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense.
7. Repetition of the beginning consonant sound
8. The feeling an author creates in the story (how the author wants the reader to feel).
9. A comparison of two unlike things that does NOT include words "like" or "as" .
10. A blank space, or skipped space, in between stanzas of a poem.
11. Hark, hark!Bow-wow.The watch-dogs bark!Bow-wow.Hark, hark! I hearThe strain of strutting chanticleerCry, 'cock-a-diddle-dow!'
12. Hyme that happens on a stressed syllable at the end of the line (more common) I try to rhymeall the time
13. A group of lines; similar to a PARAGRAPH in prose
14. Recurring theme, pattern, or idea throughout a long poem or series of poems
15. This compares two apparently inline things without the use of a connecting word.
16. One single line of a poem arranged in a metrical pattern.
17. Poems that use the physical form and layout of the poem to help the reader understand the subject are (a)
18. What is this an example of? I love hearing the waves crash and feeling the soft sand at the beach.
19. (Similar to the repeated sounds in a song)
20. "Buzz-says the great buzzing bee."