Poetry Terms Quiz 152 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the tempo of a poem?
2. A four-line stanza of poetry
3. Introductory section in a literary work
4. The emphasis placed on syllables. Some parts of the word are stressed more than others.
5. The repetition of a consonant or vowel sound, a tongue twister
6. A Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
7. Which technique is illustrated in this poem:Horses are beautiful, fast, and colorfulThey gallop ..... clop, clop, And their tails flyWith the beat of the wind. (Cori Knight, age 10)
8. A non-dramatic poem that tells a story
9. Stanza of 5 lines with a 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllable pattern
10. What are the Structural Elements of Poetry?
11. The matching of final vowel/consonant sounds in two or more words
12. Repetition of vowel sounds in a poem to create internal rhyme is
13. The right of the poet to go against standard grammar rules and conventions
14. Pictures that are created with words
15. The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem
16. Speaker reveals his inner thoughts or feelings to a silent listener or the audience
17. What is a unit of lines in a poem?
18. What is the flow or the beat in a poem called?
19. Lines are grouped in
20. Exaggeration for a particular effect/ making something seem more important than it really is