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Poetry Terms Quiz 279 (20 MCQs)

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1. How fast or slow a poem is read.
2. The following is an example of:With his ebony hands on each ivory keyHe made that poor piano moan with melody.
3. Sounds that are repeated at the ends of lines in a poem.
4. What is the correct definition for the following poetic devise:Alliteration
5. This is the pattern of end rhyme in a poem.
6. A comparison that does use like or as
7. The following line is an example of which sound device? "Poetry is old, ancient, goes far back."
8. Hard to catch or discover
9. Words whose final syllables have the exact same sounds
10. Refers to the broad category of poetry that concerns feelings and emotion. This distinguishes it from two other poetic categories:epic and dramatic
11. Which of the following terms is defined as:language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses
12. The speaker of the poem is .....
13. Which of the following words has positive connotation?
14. Helps establish the poem's rhythm, affects the speed at which the poem is read and helps the poet create the poem's mood or feeling.
15. There was an ongoing ..... between the step sisters.
16. Read the following poem and decide which two poetic devices the author uses. "The lighthouse, the guardian angel of the night, She shines her light for all the lost sailors passing by. Her beam bright as the sun, flashing through the night sky. The lighthouse, a soldier during the storms, Standing tall, unafraid of the chaos. Her light piercing through the storm like sharp knives.
17. "The sun wrapped its warm arms around my shoulders, " is an example of what figurative language?
18. The words "shh, " "boom, " and "tick-tock" are examples of .....
19. Which theme is NOT commonly seen in Dickinson's poetry?
20. Compares two things using the words "like" or "as"
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