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Poetry Terms Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

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1. A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds
2. Words that are used for their connection to the sense of hearing.
3. A word used to imitate the sound of things
4. Comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
5. Metaphor
6. The attitude the poem's narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character
7. A reference to a well-known person, event or place, can be from history
8. Sometimes we have to "read between the lines." Authors don't always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better.
9. A jolly Irish fellow named Hugh was arrested for saying "Look, Snoo!" "What's snoo?" they would cry, and he'd always reply, "Oh nothing much, what's snoo with you?" If I rearranged these sentences into 5 lines of poetry, I created a .....
10. A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
11. An opposition or contrast of ideas
12. Words that rhyme consecutively or sequentially at the end of each line.
13. The voice that "talks" to the reader
14. The most common stanza used in poetry, a poem or stanza of four lines
15. This type of poem is more picture than poem ..... poems are pictures in words.
16. Which of these is NOT an example of slant rhyme?
17. Put your coat on before you catch a cold!
18. What is denotation?
19. Used to add impact or emphasis to a piece of writing
20. Which of these quotes features a simile?
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