Poetry Terms Quiz 404 (20 MCQs)

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1. "The wind shook me like a rag doll" is an example of
2. Repeating pattern of sounds, words, or phrases; often used for emphasis
3. Syllables are pronounced softer
4. The message; the general truth about life, the central idea
5. Repeating sounds, words, phrases, lines, or even entire stanzas. Used as a sound device to underscore the meaning of certain words, to enhance rhythm, or add to the musical quality of the work. ( "O, my love is like a red, red rose, ..... And fare thee well, my only love, and fare thee well a while!" )
6. What is 17 syllables, 3 lines and a Japanese poem
7. Select the metaphor below?
8. The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.
9. Gives human qualities to something that is not human
10. A line that is repeated, at regular intervals, in different stanzas is .....
11. Uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader
12. An ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we have attached extraordinary meaning andsignificance.
13. The repetition of similar consonant sounds in close proximity
14. A poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung.
15. Which of the following is NOT an onomatopoeia?
16. A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.
17. A haiku has exactly 5 lines.
18. The use of words which imitate its sound
19. What are rhyming words at the end of two or more lines of a poem?
20. A song like poem that tells a story, featuring a specific rhyme scheme is called .....