Poetry Terms Quiz 247 (20 MCQs)

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1. Poems that are not written with any regular rhythmical pattern or rhyme are:

Correct Answer: B) Blank verse.

2. EX:The snow is a white blanket.

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

3. Words that imitate the sounds to which they refer

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

4. Three-lined Japanese verse form; 5-7-5

Correct Answer: C) Haiku.

5. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter

Correct Answer: C) Ode.

6. A set pattern of rhyming carried throughout a poem.

Correct Answer: D) Rhyme Scheme.

7. The mood of a poem is the ..... response.

Correct Answer: C) Audience's or reader's.

8. Which is an example of a metaphor?

Correct Answer: A) The snow is a white blanket.

9. What is this an example of? Snap! Crackle! Pop!

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

10. Time

Correct Answer: D) The "turning" point from the problem to the solution of a sonnet, between the octave and the sestet.

11. What is a rhythm?

Correct Answer: C) Beats or accented syllables.

12. A poem that is shaped like a diamond, and the words describe opposite ideas is called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Diamante.

13. The pattern of a rhyme in a poem

Correct Answer: A) Rhyme scheme.

14. Major idea or lesson learned

Correct Answer: A) Theme.

15. Where does end rhyme occur?

Correct Answer: A) At the end of lines.

16. A five line poem with a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).

Correct Answer: C) Limerick.

17. 4 lines

Correct Answer: A) Quatrain.

18. Emotional response evoked by a word. Can have positive or negative responses.

Correct Answer: A) Connotation.

19. The Cyclops's speared eye hissed and popped.

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

20. The repeating of a word, sounds, or phrases to add rhythm or to focus on an idea

Correct Answer: A) Repetition.