Poetry Terms Quiz 435 (20 MCQs)

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1. One should read a poem at least .....
2. Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or metre
3. The use of a word that imitates the sound it describes
4. What sound device is presented in the following line?When company comes/And be ashamed-?
5. A five-line poem in which each line follows a rule; a word for the subject, two which describe it, three that show action, four which show feeling & the subject word again or another word for it
6. Which term means a word that imitates the sound it represents?
7. True or False:Poetry has a narrator.
8. The direct opposite, a sharp contrast.
9. 4 line stanza with rhyme
10. A ..... is a comparison between two unlike things that does not contain the work like or as.
11. A division in a poem named for thte number of lines it contains
12. Repetition of consonant sounds, mostly seen at the beginning of words
13. Humorous rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern
14. This is a vague hint at what may happen in the future
15. A group of more than one line in a poem
16. Verse can mean
17. An appeal for aid made to a higher power by the poet to give him inspiration in telling the story.
18. Two consecutive lines of verse with end rhyme
19. Literal is exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical.
20. Descriptive language that appeals to one of the five senses