Poetry Terms Quiz 140 (20 MCQs)

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1. A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, work, etc.

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

2. True or False:The rhythm of the poem can be slow or fast, depending on the tone and mood of the poem.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. Comparison of two unlike things

Correct Answer: A) Metaphor.

4. Words that attempt to imitate sound matching the final sounds at the end of words in lines of poetry is called:

Correct Answer: B) Rhyme.

5. "The wind whistles" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

6. Third

Correct Answer: B) Stanza or poem of 3 lines.

7. Poetry without any set rhythm or rhyme. Lines may vary in length. There might be rhyming, but it won't have a consistent pattern.

Correct Answer: C) Free Verse Poetry.

8. Which of these situations would not require you to annotate by underling or highlighting the text?

Correct Answer: B) Information you already know.

9. ..... is Monday, February 16th.

Correct Answer: B) Today.

10. Literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene, or tells a story in a lyrical arrangement of words.

Correct Answer: B) Poetry.

11. Ballad

Correct Answer: A) A song or songlike poem that tells a story.

12. A poem that has a formal structure, containing 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

Correct Answer: A) Sonnet.

13. What is a series of words with the same beginning sounds (Sally sells seashells)?

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

14. Ex:It was as boring as watching paint dry.

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

15. The definition of the term "imagery" is .....

Correct Answer: B) Descriptive language that uses the 5 senses.

16. Rhythmical pattern of a poem.

Correct Answer: B) Meter.

17. A figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing

Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe.

18. Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

19. The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

Correct Answer: A) Assonance.

20. What is the best definition for assonance?

Correct Answer: C) Words that have the same sound in the middle of the word.