Poetry Terms Quiz 97 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following words has negative connotation?
2. Form can be best defined as .....
3. What is the definition of a line in poetry?
4. It bent in a slant against the weight.
5. I miss you more than lifeI miss you more than lifeis an example of .....
6. The attitude of a poem emits
7. The repetition of similar or identical sounds
8. The act of talking while or as if alone, the character's inner thoughtsProvides a reader with information not given to other characters
9. Statement or figure os speech no intended literally; extreme exaggeration ex:I'm so tired I could sleep a year.
10. The way a poem is laid out on a page is called .....
11. Comparison not using like or as
12. What uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two unlike things?
13. Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
14. "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August." This is an example of:
15. Long narrative poems, originally passed down by word of mouth, that tell about heroes who embody the values of the culture recounting the tale
16. A short, humorous poem made up of five lines. It usually has the rhyme scheme aabba created by two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet. Limericks are usually known for their sing-song rhythm.
17. When an author uses obvious exaggeration
18. Something that means more than what it is.
19. The old grey backpack had only one strap, and that strap was frayed and falling apart. There were scrapes on the side from being dropped and kicked and shoved around. There was still a red stain on the side from a Gatorade spill.
20. She is my sun and my moon