Poetry Terms Quiz 278 (20 MCQs)

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1. A kind of metaphor in which human qualities are given to something that is not human
2. Rime scheme
3. The atmosphere of a literary piece, or how the reader feels about it
4. The repetition of consonant sounds, typically within or at the end of words that do not rhyme and precede by different vowel sounds
5. Words that appeal to the senses (descriptive words)
6. "I have seen the highest mountains as well as the lowest valleys", he said. is an example of:
7. In most traditional poetry, the rhyme is organised into patterns. This is called
8. A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar (comparing two things without using like or as).
9. The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard
10. Words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
11. Story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities
12. Lake is Like a Mirror Hikers who recently visited Moose Lake noticed that the still water created a reflective surface. "The lake really was like an enormous mirror, " said one hiker. "It sure was!" agreed another. What is the figurative language used?
13. An elaborate or extended metaphor or other figure of speech that compares two things that are extremely different
14. A literary device in which a part of something is substituted for the whole
15. When what you say is the opposite of what you mean
16. It felt like it was a thousand degrees out last Sunday.
17. The following is an example of what? I have a grey and white cat, Who is old, lazy and fat.
18. AABB is an example of what in poetry?
19. A poem with free verse contains
20. The word choice of an author