Poetry Terms Quiz 258 (20 MCQs)

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1. What uses exaggeration to stress a point? Example:We waited in line forever.
2. A regularly recurring phrase or verse in a poem
3. Which figurative language is this an example of:My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it.
4. The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
5. What is the Paragraph foreshadowing Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human.
6. What is the correct term for the following definition? specific length of lines, number of lines, and their grouping
7. A "fixed" saying that has a certain meaning, unrelated to the actual image brought to mind by the phrase
8. A mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
9. The interplay of words that usually sounds similar; a play on words
10. What is:a repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word?
11. A group of lines in a poem separated by a blank line space
12. A comparison between two unlike things using LIKE or AS is a .....
13. 3 stanzas of 4 lines have an abab/cdcd/efef followed by a 2-line stanza
14. Two or more lines that group together.
15. The repetition of beginning sounds in one or two lines of poetry
16. Who is the author of a poem?
17. A recurring similarity of sounds between words.
18. Group of words, and is an alternative to a sentence. It's included in the stanza
19. What is the name for an expression of ideas or feelings in words, usually having a form, rhythm, or rhyme?
20. Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!