Poetry Terms Quiz 255 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these contribute to the "shape" of the poem?
2. I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race
3. A synonym of the word "appealing" is .....
4. What type of figurative language is shown?She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
5. To end in the same sounds EX:cupcake/mistake
6. A quintet has..... lines.
7. What uses like or as to compare two apparently unlike things?
8. What is free verse?
9. Sensory images
10. Compares 2 unlike things without using the words like or as
11. The use of words that sound like their meanings such as buzz and boom
12. An overtly exaggerated statement or claim
13. The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant such as "it beats ..... as it sweeps ..... as it cleans" is an example of
14. "The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words" is a definition of:
15. Which of the following types of poems stress emotion and song?
16. An example of hyperbole:
17. ..... is an expression whose overall meaning differs from the meaning of individual wordsExample:It's raining cats and dogs!
18. Limericks
19. A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself.
20. "Chips and Dip", "Goodnight, Sleep Tight" and "See you later, Alligator" are examples of