Poetry Terms Quiz 368 (20 MCQs)

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1. Story told from a character not in the story
2. Giving human qualities to an object, animal, or idea.
3. A writer's attitude toward his/her subject
4. A word's literal, dictionary definition.
5. What is this an example of? "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you!"
6. A metaphor that extends over several lines or throughout an entire poem
7. The sound of a poem created by accented and unaccented syllables.
8. A situation that makes no logical sense is better known as a/an
9. Masculine ending
10. Select the simile below?
11. Simile or Metaphor:My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
12. Group of scenes that form an important part of the story; a way to divide an opera, play, or other drama
13. The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented (or stressed) syllables
14. The poem's equivalent to a narrator
15. What kind of poem is the following example from Crossover? "Josh Bellis my name.But Filthy McNasty is my claim to fame.Folks call me that'cause my game's acclaimed, so downright dirty, it'll put you to shame.My hair is long, my height's tall.See, I'm the next Kevin Durant, LeBron, and Chris Paul."
16. Symbol or imagery?Something that specifically stands for something else.
17. If you don't understand something the first time analyze it or .....
18. True or False:Happy, angry, silly, sad, excited, fearful and thoughtful are moods the audience can feel when reading a poem.
19. Reversing the conventional order of words, usually to match the meter or rhyme scheme
20. "I was angry with my friend:AI told my wrath, my wrath did end A I was angry with my foe:BI told it not, my wrath did grow." B This is an example of .....