Poetry Terms Quiz 463 (20 MCQs)

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1. What poetic device is this an example of?"The dish ran away with the spoon"
2. What figurative language is used in this sentence?"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
3. Words whose sounds completely rhyme
4. The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
5. Uses I, me, my, mine, we, us, etc.
6. Which type of poetry follows fixed rules and has a regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme such as sonnets and haikus?
7. This sentence is an example of what: "I have a ton of homework."
8. A 14 line poem written in Iambic Pentameter
9. The message the poet wants the poem to have for the reader.
10. Language not intended to be interpreted literally
11. What is the tone of the following sentence?The front door burst open as the toddler gleefully jumped into his awaiting father's arms.
12. A poem usually told in the first person that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker is called-
13. A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit ..... comparable to a paragraph if it were prose .....
14. Dora drew her dog on the door.
15. What term means the message the poet is trying to convey?
16. The correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words, often used in poetry
17. An extreme exaggeration used for effect
18. Which poetry term is being used in the following line:'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'?
19. How does Porphyria enter the cottage?
20. Hyperboles are phrases that