Poetry Terms Quiz 423 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. ..... is using an object to represent or stand for an idea.

Correct Answer: D) SYMBOLISM.

2. Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Correct Answer: D) Alliteration.

3. A poetic device in which the last syllable of a line rhymes with the last syllable of another line

Correct Answer: A) End rhyme.

4. This line about an eagle is an example of:He clasps the crag with crooked hands

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

5. At the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard.

Correct Answer: C) Olivia played the piano easily and beautifully.

6. Same letter sound that is consistent throughout the sentence.

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

7. Chiasmus

Correct Answer: B) Balancing pattern where the main elements are reversed ex) fair is foul & foul is fair.

8. A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

Correct Answer: B) Aphorism.

9. Compares two different things using the words like or as

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

10. Why is repetition used in poetry?

Correct Answer: C) To emphasize an idea.

11. "The fire crackled and popped" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

12. The box walked toward me.

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

13. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

14. Metaphor used throughout a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire work

Correct Answer: C) Extended Metaphor.

15. The reversal of the normal word order of a sentence.

Correct Answer: D) Inversion.

16. The main idea, topic or subject of a poem. A lesson is usually learned.

Correct Answer: A) Theme.

17. A chunk of text within a poem, like a paragraph in prose

Correct Answer: A) Stanza.

18. A comparison of two unlike things that are basically unalike but do share some qualities in common.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

19. "The plumbing took a maze of turns where even water got lost." is an example of:

Correct Answer: A) Analogy.

20. In poetry, ..... is the way the words are arranged on the page

Correct Answer: C) Form.