Poetry Terms Quiz 299 (20 MCQs)

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1. This kind of verse follows fixed, established patterns
2. Sometimes poems have a rhythm ..... a heartbeat. Some syllables are stressed, others are unstressed. This is called the poem's what?
3. The attitude the writer takes toward his/her subject.
4. ..... are places where the lines of poetry end to add emphasis to certain words or phrases
5. Sonnets have how many lines
6. Which of the following poemsBEST describes an outline poem?
7. Where a poet chooses to stop a line and start a new one
8. What type of figurative language is the following example?The color red represents danger and fear.
9. The use of words to create pictures that appeal to the five senses or inner thoughts and emotions, is an example of
10. 3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature.
11. Using a dash in poetry is a form of punctuation that
12. "The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of .....
13. Something that represents something else by resembling it, or association with it, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
14. A sonnet is a possible option on the poetry portfolio CA1 students will complete in December.
15. What is an onomatpoeia?
16. The use of any element of language ..... a sound, a word, a phrase, a line, or a stanza ..... more than once.
17. A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness.
18. A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
19. This is a comparison of two tings without using the words "like" or "as" .
20. Comparison of unlike things WITHOUT using like or as