Poetry Terms Quiz 35 (20 MCQs)

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1. A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem; usually after every stanza
2. What is the definition of a simile?
3. The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text. These alike sounds can appear anywhere in the word, but will usually be found at its end or middle, or at the end of the stressed syllable.
4. The author's attitude towards their piece of writing
5. A group of lines in a poem is called a .....
6. A four line stanza.
7. Comparing two dissimilar things in order to create an image and add resonanceis called
8. When two or more words within a line or verse of a poem rhyme .....
9. Giving a non-human thing characteristics
10. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
11. It is a three-line form of Japanese poetry. In most cases, the first line is five syllables; the second, seven; and the third, five.
12. The following line of poetry appeals to what sense? "The aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafted through the air"
13. The immortal that provides inspiration to writers
14. A metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables
15. A narrative poem, usually a folk tale or legend, that is often sung.
16. A line that ends with a natural speech, pause, usually marked by punctuation
17. Rhythm is
18. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of .....
19. The formation of mental images
20. What figurative language is used in this sentence?"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"