Poetry Terms Quiz 223 (20 MCQs)

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1. A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.
2. 14 line poems (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
3. A verse or "paragraph" of poetry
4. A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus
5. When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything you heart desires will come to you
6. Much of the post-modern poetry is in this format.
7. How many lines does the following poem have? One foot down, then hop! It's hot.Good things for the ones that's got.Another jump, now to the left.Everybody for hisself. In the air, now both feet down.Since you black, don't stick around.Food is gone, the rent is due, Curse and cry and then jump two. All the people out of work, Hold for three, then twist and jerk.Cross the line, they count you out.That's what hopping's all about. Both feet flat, the game is done.They think I lost. I think I won.
8. When two or more words close to one anotherrepeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
9. Which of the types of ballads were not written down, but passed down orally?
10. Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling
11. This pen is perfect, Just right for my size.This pen is indeed perfect, But there is something I despise.The lid is cracked andThe ink is running low.The pen is a little crooked.I guess it is a little old, butOtherwise everything is fine.This pen is my favoriteWith its words still engravedAnd its healthy green glow.
12. Poets often use ..... A symbol is a person, place, event, or object that suggests a deeper meaning than its literal meaning.
13. Two rhyming lines of about the same length;a pair of lines that rhymeEx. I think that I shall never seeA poem as lovely as a tree
14. The example highlighted below is an example of? They boy with the toy had so much joy.
15. I felt my tongue in my mouth, like a limp lizard.This is an example of:
16. Words that end in both the same vowel and the same consonant sound (sun and run)
17. Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning or words
18. The attitude that a writer takes towards a subject is .....
19. "He sits on the steps ..... "This line is an example of .....
20. Understatement to downplay an idea