Poetry Terms Quiz 151 (20 MCQs)

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1. Two line stanza
2. A poem that is about only one specific thing that the author thinks is truly amazing and praiseworthy This type of poem can be centered upon an object, an idea, or even a person
3. Central message the poet gives the reader
4. A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
5. "I wonder why I always want water on Wednesdays." is an example of
6. What do you call the author of the poem?
7. When the poet describes one object or idea by comparing it to another object or idea. "Life is a highway."
8. Exaggerations, can be funny at times
9. A line of poetry having ten syllables (five feet) in iambic meter. (Much of Shakespeare's poetry is written in this).
10. "Chocolate is chocolatey" is a metaphor
11. A line of poetry containing four metrical feet
12. What is the difference between DENOTATION and CONNOTATION?
13. Universal idea of a work of literature; the meaning behind the obvious
14. Giving human-like characteristics to a non-human thing.
15. Language not meant to be taken literally
16. "Paula Prue, I'm mad at you" The above verse contains ..... rhyme.
17. A poem expressing grief over someone who has died is a .....
18. Which word is defined as "a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)" ?
19. A stanza in poetry is .....
20. The way the speaker sounds