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Poetry Terms Quiz 485 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which term means a group of lines in a poem?
2. In poetry, the rhythm that is created by the sequence of stressed and unstressed syllables
3. A poem that doesn't follow specific rules for rhythm or rhyme is written in
4. The author's attitude toward the subject is called
5. How she sat beside him cross-legged, telling him stories of her childhood. Return and return again.How she closed her eyes when his were open, how they breathed together, breathing each other. Return and return again.How they fell into slumber, their bodies curled together like two spoons. Return and return again."O Best of all Nights" -James Laughlin Where is the refrain?
6. This is the writer's attitude towards his or her audience or topic.
7. Makes a comparison using LIKE or AS
8. The repetition of vowel sounds ex. She leaves green tweezers on the street.ex. He mumbled from under his bundle of clothes.
9. This is is when a poet repeat the beginning consonant sounds of words.
10. Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.
11. A comparison between two objects using "like" or "as" to compare the two objects.
12. True/False:The speaker of the poem must be the author.
13. A form of poetry, usually suitable for singing, that tells a story in stanzas of two or four lines
14. Words that rhyme in the SAME line
15. In poetry, the pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a poem.
16. How do you find the rhyme scheme of a poem?
17. Repetition of the same beginning sound of words
18. A comparison using like or as is:
19. "Love is a burning candle"
20. Tools used by poets to appeal to the reader's ears as they read poems. Example:alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm
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