Poetry Terms Quiz 462 (20 MCQs)

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1. The arrangement of words and lines on a page (in poetry)
2. A group of words arranged into a row
3. Which term refers to the act of giving human characteristics to objects or abstract ideas?
4. A prayer
5. Which pair of words gives the best example of a slant rhyme?
6. A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning
7. A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a definitive rhyme scheme is called
8. A word that imitates the sound it makes
9. Story told from a character within the story
10. Writing that is not poetry
11. Is the downfall of a hero, is very depressing
12. A long poem written about a famous person or event is called a .....
13. "Every inch of my body ached after the grueling race through the scorching, arid desert."
14. Group of lines that make up the equivalent of a paragraph in poetry
15. What is the definition of the term:Denotation?
16. A poetic device which repeats the same beginning sound for effect.
17. The rhythmic structure in poetry (made up of stressed and unstressed syllables)
18. Poetry written by taking a word and using each letter of that word to begin a different line in the poem.ex. Chases mice Attacks moving objects Thinks it is better
19. Approximate rime (imperfect rime, near rime, slant rime, or oblique rime)
20. Stressed and unstressed pattern of syllables in a verse or within lines of a poem Gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound