Poetry Terms Quiz 95 (20 MCQs)

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1. The level of emphasis placed on a syllable
2. A unified group of lines in poetry, usually marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is
3. A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem
4. In order for someone to believe you you must support or ..... your claim.
5. Which type of poem has fourteen lines?
6. What is an example of onomatopoeia?
7. Who's point of view the poem is told.
8. Language that appeals to the five senses.
9. "The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth." Which of the following terms best defines this statement?
10. Descriptive words that appeal to the five senses Ex. "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green."
11. In the book Animal Farm, each character represents a real person from history and the story matches the real historical events
12. The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is
13. ..... is poetry that does not follow any particular rhyme scheme or pattern.
14. The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.
15. Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words.
16. A set pattern of beats in lines of poetry to create rhythm.
17. How many lines do Haiku poems have?
18. Figures of speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like or as
19. Form that has a rhythm like every day speech, with no regular patterns of rhyme
20. Extreme exaggeration used to make a point