Poetry Terms Quiz 327 (20 MCQs)

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1. A song or a song-like poem that tells a story.
2. The voice of the poem, similar to a narrative
3. Words or feelings evoked by another word
4. What type of figurative language is the following sentence:How much dew would a dewdrop drop if a dewdrop did drop dew?
5. A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat
6. 3 lined poem, usually about nature, 17 syllables
7. The way a reader is supposed to feel in response to the work.
8. A type of alliteration that involves a repetition of an 's' sound which creates a hissing quality is called
9. Insufficient or not enough
10. A formal poem, often written as a lament for a departed friend or respected person. The poet usually sets forth his or her ideas about death or some other serious subject.
11. What is it called when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem?
12. Feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning
13. What technique repeats sounds, words, phrases, or an entire line?
14. Where a line in a poem is broken and a new line begins
15. When certain words are repeated
16. Phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated in the poem
17. A word that is also the sound it creates.
18. ..... is the name for a group of lines in a poem.
19. Use of a word whose sound imitates or reinforces its meaning
20. A type of lyric poem that deals with serious themes like justice, truth, or beauty. Often odes use a singular object to convey their message.