Poetry Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. Line long lyric poems with regular meter (usually iambic pentameter) ABAB CDCD EFEFGG
2. In "The Wasteland" T.S. Eliot refers to the bible, as well as other texts. These are examples of:
3. The example highlighted below is an example of?The engine purred like a contented cat.
4. In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, " what element are the words buzz and ring?
5. What war did Alfred Lord Tennyson fight in?
6. 'Of mine for dowry will be disallowed'
7. Make this a simile. She swims like a .....
8. What is it called when rhyming words occur within a line of poetry?
9. The rain danced on the roof is an example of .....
10. What do you call the measurement of poetry based on the structural rhythm of a verse?
11. Which literary term means the perspective from which the story is told?
12. The Odyssey by Homer is an example of which form of poetry?
13. This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to create a vivid scene or picture for the reader.
14. Read the sentence from the selection, "Without warning, huge cold drops fell on the marching ants."This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of .....
15. Rhymes within lines of poetry
16. What is the use of words that imitate sounds?
17. Comparison between two subjects that uses LIKE or AS
18. By the end of the poem, we know the Duke is planning a .....
19. Two lines of a verse that rhyme are known as .....
20. A poem with 14 lines, each has 10 syllables Rhyme Scheme:ABAB CDCD EFEF GG