Poetry Terms Quiz 67 (20 MCQs)

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1. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sounds of what it describes
2. Repetition at the beginning of sentences
3. Which type of poem is without rhythm and does not follow regular rhyme scheme rules?
4. This is an example of:Mrs. Thull's teaching is terribly treturous.
5. A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using "like" or "as"
6. Which is the correct defintion of Personification?
7. The beat or pulse of a poem
8. Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
9. The patterns of rhymes at the ends of the lines.
10. What are stanzas?
11. Define Onomatopoeia
12. The most musical of literary forms
13. The repetition of consonant sounds, most often at the beginning of the words
14. The writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject and the audience. A writer's tone can be serious, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.
15. A word, such as plop, buzz, or snap, whose sound suggests its meaning.
16. "The author spoke with great distrust towards the characters" is an example of:
17. A poem which contains 14 lines, juxtaposes two ideas, and contains a volta.
18. Choice of words, phrases, sentence structures & figurative language in a poem; can range from colloquial-formal, literal-figurative, or concrete-abstract
19. The feeling that the author's words make
20. My stomach did a backflip.