Poetry Terms Quiz 92 (20 MCQs)

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1. A three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven syllables.
2. A type of irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development but the characters of the story are unaware.
3. A poem that has no set length, rhythm, or rhyming pattern.
4. Giving non human objects people qualities or traits
5. In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf, " a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes and the boy cries for help, nobody believes him or comes to his aid. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.
6. Hendecasyllable
7. Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
8. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes;A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life."
9. When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
10. A form of poetry where a single speaker expresses his/her thoughts or feelings.
11. Define Assonance
12. "I must be cruel to be kind" is an example of .....
13. Exact time
14. The repeating of sound, words, phrases or lines in a poem used to emphasize an idea or convey a certain feeling.
15. A 5 line humorous poem with rhyme scheme AABBA
16. Characters, settings, images, or other things that stand in for bigger ideas beyond their literal meaning.
17. An implied analogy or comparison which is carried through a stanza or entire poem
18. The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
19. A figure of speech and form of irony in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.
20. Stanzaic