Poetry Terms Quiz 336 (20 MCQs)

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1. A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables. The poem is three lines long. Line 1 is 5 syllables, line 2 is 7 syllables, and line 3 is 5 syllables. This type of poem does NOT rhyme.
2. What is the definition of a tone?
3. The voice that narrates a poem
4. Author varies word order for meaning and effect.
5. "There's a smell of damp hay, / of horses ..... " is imagery appealing to which of the five senses?
6. The tone and mood of a text can be very different
7. A piece of writing that conveys a message through language and often relates to culture, art, nature, or life. Poetry emphasizes language's musical qualities.
8. Words that end with the same sounds
9. Words have the same ending sound.
10. Rhyme at the end of lines of a verse or stanza
11. Type of writing that isn't poetry
12. The red-lipstick war paint. I-am a chariot of possibility.I am unlike any.
13. Which word means a fixed number of lines of verse (poetry) forming a unit of a poem?
14. The use of particular words to create visual representation of ideas in our minds.
15. How does imagery help us understand a poem?
16. A reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
17. The way a poem is arranged on a page.
18. In a poem, the sections are called .....
19. A poem with 5 lines that is usually funny and follows a rhyme scheme is called a .....
20. Match the definition below to the correct word:a hint of what is to come next