Poetry Terms Quiz 490 (20 MCQs)

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1. The voice that is talking to us in a poem is referred to as what?
2. What is the correct term for the following definition? A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
3. These compare two things that are alike in some way using the words "like" or "as." For example: "The moon was as bright as a white balloon."
4. What is a contradiction
5. Repetition of internal consonant sounds
6. The use of a part of something to represent a whole idea
7. These are rhyming words placed within a line of poetry
8. Compares two apparently unlike things using the word like or as
9. Assonance, consonance, and alliteration are basically the same thing.
10. Using "like" or "as" to compare unlike things.
11. "Juliet is the sun!" is an example of
12. Her love is a rose to my heart. Metaphor?
13. The attitude projected towards the subject and the audience
14. A poem with five lines.
15. Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things or abstractions.
16. "I sat on the swing enjoying the sweet aroma of the flowers, " is an example of-
17. "I was glad; so very, very glad" is an example of:
18. The implied emotional attitude of a writer or speaker as conveyed by his or her diction:
19. The feelings that are attached to words, beyond literal meaning is called:
20. A feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story