Poetry Terms Quiz 465 (20 MCQs)

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1. To emphasize means to .....
2. A long narrative poem that usually tells about the deeds of a hero
3. Words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea. The poem God's Wold by Edna St Vincent Millay begins with an apostrophe: "O World, I cannot hold thee close enough!/Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!Thy mists that roll and rise!"
4. Lines or words that have the same ending sound
5. An implied comparison between two things without like or as
6. "I'm as chill as a polar bear" is an example of:
7. In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow, " what two things are being compared?
8. Which of these would be considered a poem?
9. Words or phrases that use description to create pictures or images in the reader's mind. (5 senses).
10. What is the rhyme scheme for this stanza?A short while later, through the wood, Came striding brave Miss Riding Hood, The wolf stood there, his eyes ablaze, And yellowish, like mayonnaise.
11. Happens at the end of linesex. Now you know how this poem will endShe's a true friend
12. I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
13. Morning It always comes The bright sun blinds my eyes I get ready to go to school good day this is a .....
14. When the last words in two lines of poetry end the same
15. Language that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as
16. The beat, the way the poem flows when you read it
17. What type of rhyme is the following example?"Ah! as the heart grows olderIt will come to such sights colder.
18. An obvious exaggeration or overstatement for special effect imagery
19. Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?
20. Used in poetry to convey feeling and emotion, and set the mood for the work.