Poetry Terms Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poem that tells a story
2. Prose
3. A funny poem made up of five lines that rhyme in a set pattern
4. To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal? The flashing lights of the police car alerted us that something was wrong.
5. A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
6. Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definitions. For example:similes and metaphors.
7. A larger-than-life figure who embodies the ideals of a nation or race.
8. Metrical foot consisting of an accented (stressed) syllable followed by an unaccented (unstressed) syllable
9. The message or lesson that the poet is trying to communicate with the reader
10. What is a lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.
11. Sonnets are:
12. An overstatement or extravagant exaggeration, so far exaggerated that it cannot be taken literally
13. Onomatopoeia
14. Having the same pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
15. Description that draws on the five senses to create a picture for the reader
16. A poem without a normal pattern
17. Ascending means to
18. An object or idea that represents something else
19. You were as brave as a lion. They fought like cats and dogs. He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys are examples of .....
20. A poem of lamentation about a death. Often, it takes the form of a pastoral (idealization of rural life).