Poetry Terms Quiz 33 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the imaginary voice or character telling the poem?
2. The child was not ready to hit the hay.
3. Poems that follow rules for lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme.
4. Comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
5. Oxymoron is
6. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?To a dad who is terrific, To a dad who's real neat. To a dad who makes the best of things, Even when they're not so sweet!
7. What is the correct term for the following definition? A contrast between the expected outcome and the actual outcome.
8. A ballad poem
9. This is an example of:Glorious encore to bursting blooms' lush glory Golden-orange leaves falllooking like wood shavings on the Carpenter's littered floor
10. Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words is
11. Poetry that does not rhyme
12. Which of these is an example of sound?
13. The name given to poetry that doesn't use any strict meter or rhyme scheme. It is the opposite of formal verse poetry, that uses both a strict meter and rhyme scheme.
14. I felt my tongue in my mouth, like a limp lizard.This means:
15. An expression designated to call something to mind; does not clearly state the connection
16. A direct comparison of two unlike objects or ideas.
17. What is the tone in poetry?
18. Close but not exact rhyme
19. A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as" .
20. What term refers to the use of two or more simultaneous but independent rhythms in a line of poetry?