Poetry Terms Quiz 358 (20 MCQs)

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1. The moon is washing windows, Dancing off the glass, Resting on the praying treesAnd painting the sleeping grass.

Correct Answer: B) ABCB.

2. This sentence appeals to which sense:After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.

Correct Answer: A) Smell.

3. A question asked to make a point rather than in expectation of an answer.

Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question.

4. When words at the ends of lines rhyme, also known as end rhyme

Correct Answer: A) External rhyme.

5. A statement that is self-contradictory or silly, but truthful "Your enemy's friend is your enemy."

Correct Answer: A) Paradox.

6. Ballads

Correct Answer: A) Songlike poems that tell stories.

7. What is a regular pattern of rhymed words at the end of a line of poetry called?

Correct Answer: C) Rhyme Scheme.

8. Formation of a word that has a sound associated with it

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

9. A line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem

Correct Answer: D) Refrain.

10. The definition of mood is

Correct Answer: C) Overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.

11. The pattern of rhymed lines in a poem.

Correct Answer: B) Rhyme scheme.

12. Any object, person, or place that has meaning in itself but also stands for something else, usually on an abstract level.

Correct Answer: C) Symbolism.

13. Figurative language is defined as .....

Correct Answer: C) Options 1 and 2 are both correct.

14. When there is similarity in the final sounds of two or more lines, it is called:

Correct Answer: A) Rhyme.

15. Two or more rhyming words occurring within the same line or 2 or more rhyming words appearing in the middle of 2 separate lines

Correct Answer: C) Internal rhyme.

16. True or False-Rhythm in poetry (or any writing/songs with words) is created by words having the same middle and ending sounds.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. What gives poetry a musical feel and can be fast or slow depending on the mood and subject of the poem?

Correct Answer: A) Rhythm.

18. What is the definition of a paradox?

Correct Answer: A) A paradox is a statement or situation that contradicts itself or seems to defy logic.

19. Elegies are poems that are based on:

Correct Answer: B) Their content-lamenting someone's death.

20. What is the appearance of the words on the page in poetry called?

Correct Answer: C) Form.