Poetry Terms Quiz 300 (20 MCQs)

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1. It'scold ..... and I wait Forsomeone to shelter me Andtake me from here. This is an example of a ..... poem.
2. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. What is this an example of?
3. A lengthy poem about the extraordinary adventures of extraordinary men & women.
4. To make something seem larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration
5. Author or writer of a poem
6. An ode has to have a specific rhyme scheme.
7. What is "an implied comparison not using like or as" (is, were, was)?
8. If you have "butterflies in your stomach" this means you are .....
9. A word, phrase, or sound may be repeated
10. What does it mean to give someone "the cold shoulder" ?
11. Seven
12. Which connotation is MORE positive?We saw ..... animals at the zoo.
13. The vowel and ending consonant have similar sounds ex. lamp/ stamp
14. Piece of poetry written with a specific rhythm or pattern
15. In the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" what had to happen before Revere could begin his ride?
16. A type of poetry that follows fixed, established patterns
17. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
18. Comparisons between two unlike things without like or as
19. Groupings of lines in poems are .....
20. Exaggeration for effect