Poetry Terms Quiz 271 (20 MCQs)

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1. Diana can sing, but she is no Mariah Carey is an example of:
2. Exaggerated claims not meant to be taken seriously
3. What is a repeated word or line of words called in poetry?
4. How could you describe the TONE of the Dr. Seuss "ABC Rap?"
5. Anything that represents something else.
6. What is a comparison of two different things that states one thing is another thing and that does not use the word like or as?
7. The suggested or implied meaning of a word; the emotional association attached to a word.
8. Mister Sun wakes up at dawn
9. A syntactic pause within a poetic line
10. What is the correct term for the following definition? the words a writer uses to create images.
11. What is the repetition of consonant sounds in words? Example:Talia tutored Tiffany twice.
12. All about opposites! The poem combines opposites in a single, seven-line poem:the word of the last line is the opposite of the word of the first line. The lines in between describe either the starting word or its opposite.
13. The author uses words that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, taste, feel, etc to help you make a mental picture
14. Define Hyperbole
15. A run-on line of poetry where logical, grammatical sense carries over from 1 line to the next.
16. If you write an ....., you write a short note in a diary or book.
17. Haiku's original theme was:
18. It is a pattern in which the last words at the end of lines of poetry sound alike.
19. A humorous poem that has 5 lines, an "aabba" rhyming pattern, and a specific rhythm.
20. The use of any language element more than once