Poetry Terms Quiz 47 (20 MCQs)

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1. The conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently
2. Shaped to look like their subjects; lines create a picture on the page
3. Comparing two unlike things using like or as.
4. An comparison between unlike things, uses the words "like", "as", "resembles", or "than."
5. Identify the rhyme scheme of this poem:Passion an undeniable emotion Always lending us what we crave Being adored by a heart so brave God blessed us all with this devotion
6. Her room was as neat as a pin.
7. A poem that does not have rhyme and does not have meter; has no restrictions
8. A stanza is.....
9. Monometer
10. When nonhumans (animals, objects) are represented as being human or as having human attributes
11. The basic unit of a poem, this is several lines of poetry grouped together, with white space above and below.
12. A seeming contradiction of two words put together (ex. jumbo shrimp)
13. Words that appeal to or evoke the senses
14. What is the atmosphere and emotions the poet sets in the poem called?
15. What is the smallest repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables called?
16. The attitude of a piece of writing expressed through the author's words.
17. True or False:You have to follow all of the grammar rules when writing poetry.
18. Assonance
19. What is the following statement an example of? Hope is the thing with feathers
20. Tells a story using a character's own thoughts or spoken statements