Poetry Terms Quiz 117 (20 MCQs)

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1. A special kind of metaphor that gives human attributes to a nonhuman object, such as an animal, object, or concept
2. What is a "stanza containing four lines" ?
3. A single line of poetry is
4. ..... is a comparison of two things without using like or as.Example:The sun is a big yellow balloon.
5. Source of inspiration, a guiding genius; many classical poems begin with an invocation of the ( ..... ), where the poet calls on his ( ..... ) for inspiration
6. What do we call a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" ?
7. What type of figurative language is the following example?The tree laughed loudly at Miss Martin's horrible joke.
8. "5000 tongues applauded" is an example of:
9. A piece of writing where the writer uses imaginary rhythm and style to express feelings or ideas is called:
10. When a word, line, or stanza is repeared throughout a poem .....
11. A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas.
12. An example of this is: "Sara's seven sisters slept soundly."
13. She was as tall as a giraffe
14. Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant literally.
15. What type of figurative language is the following example?A tree represents life and growth.
16. A poem may be interpreted in multiple ways.
17. The order of words in a sentence or phrase that a poet uses is called:
18. A Cliche is?
19. Pattern of rhyming lines; named with letters of the alphabet (ex. ABAB)
20. What is this? What is this? What is this?