Poetry Terms Quiz 301 (20 MCQs)

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1. An amusing or funny verse with five lines. It has 3 long lines which rhyme and 2 short lines that rhyme
2. A ..... in a poem means words that are written in a row.
3. Chapbook
4. A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature or art
5. Buzz; growl; gulp; slither; bang
6. The pictures you see in your mind when you read a poem.
7. A literary device that involves using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or speech
8. Read the poem below and identify the rhyme scheme. I smelled the scent of a rose, I inhaled the scent through my nose. While allergic to pollen, A sneeze came a callin' And knocked me right off of my toes.
9. The way words and lines are laid out on a page
10. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.
11. Rhyming words placed WITHIN a line of poetry.
12. Words that appeal to your 5 senses (smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing).
13. The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, poem, or other literary work.
14. What sound device is in line 2?Then suddenly one awful day, She heard the Magic Mirror say, "From now on Queen you're number two, Snow White is prettier than you!"
15. What is the rhyme scheme? Roses are red Violets are blue I am Ted So are you
16. One row of words in a poem
17. Which is a Simile
18. Repetition of the initial consonant sounds
19. What is the definition of personification in poetry?
20. A line of poetry or prose in unrhymed iambic pentameter