Poetry Terms Quiz 98 (20 MCQs)

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1. The use of the part for the whole
2. In poetry what is ONOMATOPOEIA?
3. Where does internal rhyme occur?
4. A type of poem that deals with serious themes and is often dedicated to someone or something
5. When a non-living object is given qualities and abilities of people
6. An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point
7. What is poetic structure?
8. A stanza in a poem is similar to a ..... in a story.
9. A reference to a different work
10. Which term refers to the type of poem, such as a haiku, limerick, or sonnet?
11. What is a near rhyme?
12. What term refers to the use of language that is deliberately ambiguous or unclear, often for comic effect?
13. Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song
14. Descriptive writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses
15. Literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through a distinctive style that is often rhythmical and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, and stanzas
16. A word that is written and pronounced the same way as another, but which has a different meaning. An example:Lie (to say something untrue) Lie (to be in a horizontal position)
17. Haiku is a kind of..... poem.
18. Something that represents something else
19. A pattern of rhymes at the end of each line
20. A play on words (Example: "orange" you glad I didn't say banana?)