Poetry Terms Quiz 378 (20 MCQs)

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1. The most common sound device in poetry
2. Multi-connector
3. A ..... is a repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines.
4. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner
5. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line.
6. What technique shows the repetition of a vowel sound?
7. A specific cultural phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
8. Two rhyming lines, one right after the first
9. A pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter and expresses a single idea
10. What do we call a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" ?
11. A phrase that doesn't translate literally, such as "mind your ps and qs"
12. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of poetry lines
13. It makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as" .
14. Poems are made up of ..... which may or may not be sentences.
15. The literal dictionary definitions of a word
16. A universal idea, lesson, or topic that can be located within the story
17. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a poem
18. What is a line that ends with a pause like a period or semicolon?
19. A division of poetry equivalent to a paragraph in prose.
20. The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words: "descending dewdrops, " "luscious lemons."