Poetry Terms Quiz 466 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... is a literary device that refers to the use of symbols in a literary work.
2. What is the correct spelling of the word that means having or ending with a sound that corresponds to another.
3. The shingles on the shack shook in the storm winds like scared children.
4. The use ofwords that vividly describe a sound (the word mimics the sound)so that readers can clearly "hear" themis called
5. Looks like a rhyme on paper (move-love, rain-again)
6. What is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses?
7. What is the type of literature where words are carefully chosen to create a certain effect?
8. This sentence is an example of what: "Her voice was music to my ears."
9. The cloud was as fluffy as cotton candy!
10. A reference to someone or something famous.
11. Max is a pig when he eats. This is an example of a/an:
12. Poem with 14 lines, either Italian or Shakesperean in format
13. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out! This is an example of .....
14. A literary ballad is a written tradition.
15. The definition of the term "repetition" is .....
16. Provide an example of a famous poem that uses metaphor extensively.
17. What is a dialogue?
18. A figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics
19. "The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their descent to the ground." is an example of .....
20. The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity. Example:deep green sea.