Poetry Terms Quiz 257 (20 MCQs)

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1. The use of the same word or phrase multiple times
2. Language that helps a reader recreate, in his or her mind, what the writer is describing.
3. Which of these is a good "symbol" for love?
4. The measured arrangement of sounds/beats of a poem
5. Which kind of poemspells out a piece of a word at the beginning of each line?
6. The literary term "diction" refers to
7. Haiku was first written in
8. Chocolate candy is sweet and yummyIt goes down smoothly in my tummy!
9. A winner of a spelling bee failing a spelling test.
10. Version of a metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines
11. The poet's choice of words
12. Directly compares unlike things (one thing is another, no like or as)
13. A Japanese poem, composed of three lines and seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count, and often focuses on images from nature
14. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of two or more clauses or lines
15. Poetry that is free from the rules and limitations of regular poetry.
16. A pair of of lines of verse that usually rhyme and have a complete thought
17. How the poem is presented to readers
18. The poet's attitude towards his/her subject.
19. Simile or Metaphor? The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.
20. Occurs when the beginning sound of a word is repeated in the words that follow.