Poetry Terms Quiz 303 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. A poem set in tranquil nature, or one about shepherds

Correct Answer: B) Pastoral.

2. Refers to the rhythm of a poem or other written work as it's expressed through the number and length of the feet in each line.

Correct Answer: D) Meter.

3. Select the personification below?

Correct Answer: D) The blanket wrapped its arms around me.

4. May use unconventional spelling, punctuation and grammar

Correct Answer: A) Organic.

5. An play on words; a double word meaning

Correct Answer: B) Idiom.

6. Syllables are pronounced Stronger

Correct Answer: A) Stressed Syllables.

7. Words that describe opposite ideas, seems to be a contradiction would be called:

Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron.

8. What is the best definition of alliteration?

Correct Answer: D) Repetition of the initial consonant sound.

9. Compares two unlike objects or ideas without using like or asStates that something IS something else

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

10. Anything that stands for itself and something else on a figurative level

Correct Answer: A) Symbol.

11. The repetition of an initial consonant sound

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

12. Focuses on erasing words to create a different meaning.

Correct Answer: A) Blackout.

13. How many lines does a cinquain have to have?

Correct Answer: D) Five.

14. A word that has the same meaning as another word.

Correct Answer: D) Synonym.

15. A play on words, using multiple meanings or similar sounds to make a joke.

Correct Answer: C) Pun.

16. Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally, used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things

Correct Answer: A) Figurative language.

17. Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true

Correct Answer: B) Figurative language.

18. A character that the poet has created. One who uses the words 'I' and 'me'.

Correct Answer: D) Speaker.

19. Extravagant exaggeration

Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole.

20. ..... is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

Correct Answer: A) Rhyme.