Poetry Terms Quiz 263 (20 MCQs)

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1. The rising and falling of the voice when reading a poem
2. You should ALWAYS pause at the end of every line in a poem
3. A line break is the closing on one line and the start of another.
4. An expression in which the meaning cannot be taken as literally true
5. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words
6. A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (like lines and stanzas).
7. A figure of speech in which in which two things are compared using like or as.
8. Is like a poem's paragraph; it is a group of verses bound together to form one section of a poem
9. Use of words, places, characters, or objects to mean something beyond the literal
10. A genre of literature that uses the way words look and sound (also known as rhythm) to transmit meaning to the reader.
11. The "ideas, thoughts, connections, associations "implied by the words in a poem are called:
12. Comparing two unlike things using "is" or "was"
13. A haiku has..... lines.
14. What is the structure/shape of a poem called?
15. ..... is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.
16. A short poem of three lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) that is usually about nature .....
17. A type of refrain device, where the first word or phrase is repeated in a series of linesDid he smile his work to see?Did he who make the Lamb make thee?
18. A four-line poem or stanza
19. My father is like a hurricane, destroying all in his path.
20. Choose the clue words that indicate problem and solution.