Poetry Terms Quiz 134 (20 MCQs)

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1. COMPARING SOMETHING UNFAMILIAR TO SOMETHING FAMILIAR
2. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
3. Comparison between two things
4. What is the definition of free-verse poetry?
5. A reappearance of a word, phrase, or stanza.
6. The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
7. The means by which a poet reveals attitudes and feelings, in the style of language or expression of thought used to develop the subject.
8. Point of View in literature is
9. What are syllables?
10. A line that ends with no punctuation, indicating to wrap with the next line
11. Poetry that tells a story and includes a plot and characters
12. A pattern in rhyme which represents identical final sounds in lines or verses
13. Description that appeals to any of the five senses
14. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is .....
15. Reference to a person, place, thing, or event.
16. The conditions or situation in which the poem occurs
17. She was as quiet as a mouse.
18. Subdivision of the play; presenting continuous action in one place
19. In 1815, French emperor Napoleon suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, which would prove to be his final battle before he abdicated the throne. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Last night's playoff in the semifinals proved to be the team's Waterloo.
20. DO NOT pause at the end of lines in poetry unless there is punctuation.