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Poetry Terms Quiz 23 (20 MCQs)

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1. It's a piece of cake
2. A hungry cook
3. The attitude of the speaker toward the subjects of the poem
4. Groups of words
5. Short, musical poetry that deals with thoughts and emotions.
6. If prose is like talking, poetry is:
7. The speaker says, "We sing, but oh the clay is vile. Beneath our feet, and long the mile." What is the most likely interpretation of these lines?
8. Read the following poem and decide which two poetic devices the author uses. "At midnight in the museum hall, The fossils gathered for a ball. There were no drums or saxophones, But just the clatter of their bones. A rolling, rattling, carefree circus Of mammoth polkas and mazurkas. Pterodactyls and brontosauruses Sang ghostly prehistoric choruses. Amid the mastodontic wassail, I caught the eye of one small fossil. "Cheer up, sad world, " he said, and winked ..... "It's kind of fun to be extinct."
9. The author's attitude towards a subject, audience, character
10. A short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses his or her innermost thoughts and feelings.
11. A brief descriptive phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing.
12. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
13. Simile or Metaphor? Love is a battlefield.
14. Light, humorous style of fixed poetry form; consists of 5 lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA
15. An object that is a representation of an abstract idea, such as the mockingbirds, or a heart meaning love.
16. A longer speech given by a charcter where no others on stage can hear what is said. Usually comments on the actions of the play or reveals judgments or hidden secrets.
17. A stanza provides organization by breaking poems into parts based on ideas
18. A four leaf clover is a ..... of good luck.
19. What's the meaning of this simile?"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
20. Is any object, person, place, or experience that means more than what it is.
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