Poetry Terms Quiz 354 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... is a word or line that is repeated to create a certain effect.
2. Similar sounds (also called "slant rhyme")
3. A complete and detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word-by-word and line-by-line
4. What is "recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse" ?
5. A type of literature that creates an emotional response. Poets select and arrange specific language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm
6. A poem that presents the speech of one or more speakers in a dramatic situation
7. A 6 line stanza
8. A comparison between two unlike things without using like, as, or than.
9. The repetition of sounds at the ends of words, as in might and fright
10. What is the definition of speaker?
11. A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
12. Discord
13. A group of lines that are together in a poem is called .....
14. "it was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn't start growing" is a(n) ..... to Pinocchio
15. A 5 line stanza.
16. Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images.
17. Another word for rhythm
18. Haikus follow which syllable pattern
19. Any kind of punctuation within a line of poetry
20. Two words that look similar on a page, but do not actually rhyme in spoken pronunciation.