Poetry Terms Quiz 274 (20 MCQs)

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1. There is a direct statement of the similarity between two items, through theuse of such words as like or as
2. Wordplay that uses homonyms (two different words that are spelled identically) to deliver two or more meanings at the same time. "A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired." Dad jokes are often punny.
3. Use of words that imitate sound
4. 'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roaris an example of .....
5. I feel blue today (blue = sad)
6. A literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings
7. What is the following statement an example of? The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
8. A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or entire line is restated
9. A humorous verse form of 5 lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
10. The pattern of a poem
11. A figure of speech that suggests a similarity between two different things (usually using "like" or "as")is called
12. Unconnected
13. Descriptive words that use the 5 senses to create a picture
14. The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of poetry
15. Language and description that appeals to the five senses.
16. It is going to rain tomorrow.
17. The implied listener in a poem is the
18. Anything that stands for or represents something else
19. Workers who move scenery or handle props in a theatrical production
20. By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a .....