Poetry Terms Quiz 454 (20 MCQs)

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1. Letters like B, C, D, F, G ..... found in the beginning or middle of words whose main vowels differ. The opposite of assonance; Example:shadow meadow; pressed, passed; sipped, supped. Owen uses this "impure rhyme" to convey the anguish of war and death.
2. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race.
3. An exaggerated statement used to make a point
4. A word or phrase that means the same thing as another word
5. Repeated words or phrases for emphasis
6. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
7. What is the definition of the term:Hyperbole?
8. On the surface, "The Road Not Taken" is about a walk in the woods. On a deeper level, what is the poem about?
9. A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
10. Identify the Anaphora.Give me a sign that all is possible. Give me a sign that all hope for me is not lost. Oh, Spirit, kind Spirit, I beseech thee:give me a sign.
11. Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by a rhyme
12. Poetry that is free from rhyme, meter, and rhythm is called .....
13. Why might a poet end a line in enjambment?
14. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it. Which below is an idiom?
15. Acrostic poems are best described as
16. A lyric poem expresses the personal thoughts and feeling of a speaker.
17. One of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sound.
18. This is the way in which the words or lines are arranged on a page
19. The use of language that is visually descriptive and appeals to the senses.
20. Poetry that is free from regular meter, rhyme, rhythm and fixed forms is .....