Poetry Terms Quiz 390 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is repetition of similar sounding words?
2. Hiss, chirp, plop, buzz are all examples of which poetic device?
3. Repetition of end sound
4. The literary technique of using words that sound like the word.
5. An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
6. Same ending sounds of words
7. SNOW, GLOW; HAPPY, PAPPY; SEA, ME; SQUIRREL, CURL are examples of
8. What word is defined as "the pattern of rhyme in a poem" ?
9. Anything that stands for something else. An example:Red rose symbolizes love
10. A group of words arranged into a row in a poem.
11. Repetitionof the same or very similar consonant sounds usually at the beginning of wordsthat are close together in a poem.
12. What is a speaker
13. Repetition allows for .....
14. A directly expressed comparison; a figure of speech comparing two objects, usually with "like, " "as, " or "than." It is easier to recognize a simile than a metaphor because the comparison is explicit.
15. A Pattern of END rhyme
16. Translating, or rephrasing, a story or poem in your owns words is called .....
17. Poetry written to honor someone who has died
18. A poetic foot is .....
19. The repetition of a consonant sound anywhere within words, not just the beginning
20. Rhyme that happens within the line of poetry.