Poetry Terms Quiz 123 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is a rhyme? An example of words that rhyme:bed and red.
2. How many different poems are possible in the Poetry Portfolio?
3. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Little Miss MuffetSat on her tuffet, Eating her curds and whey;Along came a spiderWho sat down beside herand frightened Miss Muffet away.
4. Juxtaposition is .....
5. A four-line poetic stanza that often possesses some degree of rhyme
6. The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of at least two words in a line of poetry
7. Group of lines in a poem, separated by a space
8. A type of writing that uses the way words sound as well as their meaning to express feelings and ideas
9. A metaphor that extends over several lines or throughout the poem
10. A set of lines grouped together in a poem
11. A figure of speech in which a thing-an idea or animal-is given human attributes.
12. A figure of speech which compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
13. True or False:Poetry is the same thing as prose.
14. The fact that duct tape should never be used to seal ducts is an example of ..... ?
15. Style of lyric poetry from Japan; Contains 17 syllables (5, 7, 5) in 3 lines.
16. What kind of rhyme is employed in this lines from a poem:With sparkling eyes, and cheeks by passion flushedStrikes with his wild lyre, while listening dames are hushed
17. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Also, a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance of presentation of the idea.
18. The dictionary definition of a word is known as .....
19. Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal
20. I rise above my lowest points, To overcome my broken joints.