Poetry Terms Quiz 280 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following words has positive connotation?
2. Helps establish the poem's rhythm, affects the speed at which the poem is read and helps the poet create the poem's mood or feeling.
3. There was an ongoing ..... between the step sisters.
4. Read the following poem and decide which two poetic devices the author uses. "The lighthouse, the guardian angel of the night, She shines her light for all the lost sailors passing by. Her beam bright as the sun, flashing through the night sky. The lighthouse, a soldier during the storms, Standing tall, unafraid of the chaos. Her light piercing through the storm like sharp knives.
5. "The sun wrapped its warm arms around my shoulders, " is an example of what figurative language?
6. The words "shh, " "boom, " and "tick-tock" are examples of .....
7. Which theme is NOT commonly seen in Dickinson's poetry?
8. Compares two things using the words "like" or "as"
9. Galleys
10. The feeling the reader gets from reading the poem is called .....
11. Rhyme means
12. A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a line of space; aka parapgraph of a poem
13. The general character, attitude or emotion of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
14. Which is an example of "line" ?
15. 3rd Person Point of View
16. The organizational pattern or structure of poetry.
17. Repeating an image, symbol, or idea again and again in a work of literature or poem.
18. Poetic devices like onomatopoeias, rhymes, and alliteration all fall into the category of .....
19. Which term means the repetition of consonant sounds inside or at the end of words?
20. Repetition of the beginning sound