Poetry Terms Quiz 141 (20 MCQs)

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1. A statement that seems contradictory (or contrary to common sense) yet, may in fact be true.
2. The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza is called
3. Dactyl
4. An arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem
5. What word means a line or group of lines that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem.
6. A pause near the middle of a line
7. Nine/AlignThrough/Undo are examples of:
8. ..... is the rhythm or pattern of accented or unaccented syllables in the lines of a poem.
9. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
10. The repetition of words at the beginning of phrases or sentences is called .....
11. A phrase that has two opposite words
12. The wind whistled through the forest:
13. The speaker felt sorry because
14. A sonnet is always 14 lines.
15. The recurring pattern of strong and weak syllabic stresses; the beat of the poem/song
16. The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses
17. Like paragraphs are part of a story, these are part of a poem; must be at least two lines and is usually separated from other chunks of a text with a space between the lines.
18. The way a poem looks on a page.
19. Who was the famous poet that wrote Romeo and Juliet?
20. What is an example of metaphor?