Poetry Terms Quiz 399 (20 MCQs)

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1. The word makes the sound ..... boom, bang, hiss, etc .....
2. The process of marking beats in a poem to establish the prevailing metrical pattern. Prosody, the pronunciation of a song or poem, is necessary for scansion
3. A literary device that appeals to one or more of the reader's five senses is known as
4. The people in the poem
5. The voice through whom the poem is told.
6. "His body was tubular, and tapered, and smoke-blue" is an example of
7. Giving animals or objects human qualities
8. This is the term for having no punctuation at the end of a line.
9. The definition of the term "mood" is .....
10. Attitude of the speaker of a poem or poet toward the subject
11. Definition:refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice
12. Rat-a-tat-tat! BOOM! Whoosh! are examples of an .....
13. A complex lyric poem that develops a serious and dignified theme
14. Repeating of consonant sounds at the end of words
15. This is an example of:You are my sunshine.
16. When the speaker addresses an object, concept, or person (often absent) that is unable to respond
17. Read the following text."As the brand new father took one look at his beautiful newborn son, he couldfeel his heart overflowing with love. His soul turned into a mushy mess, his eyes filled with tears that overflowed and ran down his cheeks, and heknew that he would never be the same."What kind of poetry is this?
18. The following is an example of:The man had a plan to steal a fan.
19. The words on one line of a poem
20. I went to town to buy a gown.This is an example of .....