Poetry Terms Quiz 200 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poem that focuses on a specific time of day is a(n)
2. A poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyming and rhythm pattern is called a .....
3. A phrase or line of poetry that is repeated throughout a poem to create a special effect
4. What figure of speech is employed in the following line? " ..... cold, collecting, calculating, crowd ..... "
5. A saying or phrase whose meaning is different from the individual words that make it up. Example:Those hats are a dime a dozen.
6. A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea if given human qualities or characteristics
7. "She's as sharp as a tack!"
8. Which term refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that create rhythm in a poem?
9. The best definition for Alliteration is .....
10. What does speaker refer to in poetry?
11. Convention
12. A long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person or a group of persons
13. A single row of words in a poem
14. Literature written in a style pattern that resembles everyday language; sentences, paragraphs, etc.
15. Several words beginning with the same sound.
16. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
17. Which of the following terms is defined as:the arrangement of words in poetry based on rhythm, accents, and the number of syllables in a line
18. Which of the following words does not match the rhythm of the the other three?
19. A speech made of a character thinking out-loud and not to anyone.
20. Contradictory terms brought together to express a paradox for strong effect.Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!Dove-feathered raven! wolvish-ravening lamb!(William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)