Poetry Terms Quiz 293 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Which term means the pattern of end rhyme in a poem?
2. (This helps to convey the overall mood and tone of a poem)
3. A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery to create a strong meaning
4. A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison
5. There was a little guinea pig, Who being little, was not big; He always walked upon his feet, And never fasted when he eat.
6. What is the following statement an example of? I'm a riddle in nine syllables
7. A poem with 14 lines and fixed verse is called a?
8. What does the sentence below actually mean?Lightning danced across the sky.
9. A ballad is similar to a narrative poem in that it:
10. When there is no rhyming pattern at all that is called?
11. What is a stanza in a poem?
12. I row a golden boat.
13. The wind was loud, but very calm.It whirled around, like a tornadonot slowing the slightest bit. How many stanza's are in this poem?
14. Which is an example of a synecdoche?
15. Poetry is a form of writing that is meant to:
16. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ..... " is an example of what?
17. Compares two unlike things by saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing
18. A three-line line Japanese verse that has a 5-7-5 syllable line construction is a:
19. A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
20. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals