Poetry Terms Quiz 231 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poet who was paid to commemorate the achievements of Medieval noblemen was called a(n)

Correct Answer: D) Bard.

2. Repitition means .....

Correct Answer: A) The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

3. A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.

Correct Answer: D) Figurative Language.

4. Poems that don't have a regular rhythm or sound

Correct Answer: C) Free verse.

5. The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

6. Definition:the use of figurative language to paint a vivid picture

Correct Answer: B) Imagery.

7. A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces

Correct Answer: B) Stanza.

8. What is the definition of caesura?

Correct Answer: D) A pause within a line of verse.

9. ..... is a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level.

Correct Answer: B) Figure of speech.

10. A word that sounds like the sound it is describing

Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia.

11. Author of, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"

Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes.

12. A figure of speech in which two things are compared without using like or as.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

13. Words that echo their sound (sizzle, chitter, bang, buzz)

Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia.

14. The use of words or phrases to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind

Correct Answer: A) Imagery.

15. Calls something to mind without directly mentioning it. Refers to another movie, person, event, literary work, etc.

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

16. "Knock, knock. Who's There" .....

Correct Answer: C) We are!.

17. The person who reads the poem.

Correct Answer: A) Reader.

18. The poet's attitude toward the subject

Correct Answer: A) Tone.

19. What type of poem has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern?

Correct Answer: A) Free verse.

20. What poetic sound device is usedin this sentence? The garden hose was a long green serpentlying in loops on the lawn.

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.