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Poetry Terms Quiz 198 (20 MCQs)

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1. Originally a composition meant for musical accompaniment. The term refers to a short poem in which the poet, the poet's persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings.
2. 14 line lyric poem consisting of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
3. The repetition of the beginning consonant sound over multiple words.
4. Which term below describes the following definition? A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics.
5. Poetry that is meant to be sung ..... like songs on the radio
6. A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings is called a(n) .....
7. What is:descriptive language using the senses-especially visually descriptive?
8. ..... is made up of words and phrases that present ordinary things in new and unusual ways.
9. When you read poetry, there seems to be a beat. This is due to the .....
10. A humorous 5-line poem with the following rhyme pattern:AABBA is called .....
11. A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present. Ex: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, /How I wonder what you are."
12. What figurative language is used in this sentence? "Thesun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
13. A common expression whose fixed order has a particular meaning that can not be determined from its literal meaning (such as, "You're in a pickle." )
14. A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something associated with it ex. my wheels-meaning my car
15. Rhyme that happens within the lines
16. Which is a the best example od Alliteration?
17. A combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness)
18. Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. Example:The sun smiled down on us at the beach.
19. Refers to the relationship of the narrator to the story
20. ..... are like paragraphs in prose.
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