Poetry Terms Quiz 173 (20 MCQs)

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1. Choose the definition for:simile
2. Which kind of metrical foot goes in an unstressed, unstressed, stressed pattern?
3. A phrase that has to be interpreted is called-
4. 1 stressed syllable + 1 (or 2) stressed/unstressed syllables =
5. A unit of verse consisting the words in a single row
6. She is a snake.
7. "She's a good swimmer, but she's no Ariel." This is an example of
8. Compares two unlike things without using the words like or as
9. Who is talking in the poem
10. The second meaning of a word, the additional meaning of a word apart from its literal meaning
11. A word that has meaning in itself but also represents something beyond itself
12. It is the use of rhyming words within a line of poetry.
13. The Following is an example of which Poetry Device: "Shine bright like a diamond"
14. A poem with 14 lines and is written in iambic pentamter with each line having 10 syllables
15. In the poem, "Poetry Means the World to Me", Tony Medina writes "They should be used used used to say what you like or don't like what you see think or feel ..... ". Which device does Medina use?
16. The feelings evoked in the reader because of the author's use of diction and imagery
17. Which is true about poetry?
18. The central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, or narrative
19. Compare using like or as
20. A comparison that does not use the words like or as