Poetry Terms Quiz 276 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the definition of anaphora?
2. A sheriff being the "good" character is an example of an .....
3. Which word means a group of four lines of verse (poetry)?
4. All free verse poems rhyme
5. What is the correct term for the following definition? Parts of a sentence or whole sentences that are grammatically similar, often repeating a specific word, phrase, or idea.
6. ..... is the writer's unique style of expression.
7. A literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of figurative language
8. The pattern of end rhyme between lines of a poem or song.
9. Six-line unit in a poem
10. Mark was a beast on the football field destroying anyone who came in his path. Which type of figurative language is used in the line above?
11. The design of a poem; the means by which a literary work expresses its content
12. "It is is easy as cake" is a .....
13. How many lines does a couplet have?
14. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
15. This line of poetry has an example of?Then I made a hike, for I didn't like to hear him sizzle so;
16. Repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem
17. A short poem expressing the internal and emotional thoughts of a single speaker. They are usually an expression of the poet's feelings about a person, an object, event or idea. They originated as songs and retain their melodic patterns through various forms or rhythm and rhyme.
18. Set of words or phrases that are repeated regularly in a poem or song
19. The division of a poem (The "paragraphs" of poetry).
20. How is tone created