Poetry Terms Quiz 31 (20 MCQs)

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1. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse or line of poetry
2. Words that sound alike because of the similar ending sounds
3. When words or phrases reappear in a poem, it is called .....
4. BONUS: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This line of poetry contains 5 unstressed/stressed groupings. What type of meter is this?
5. The wind stood up and gave a yell.
6. What does "connotation" mean?
7. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall."
8. Which example below is an example of a pun?
9. What word is defined as "a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art" ?
10. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit of a poem, a verse; similar to a paragraph in writing.
11. Moving the line away from the left margin
12. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
13. Language that brings to mind sense impressions (appeal to your senses).Example:The autumn leaves are a blanket on the floor.
14. A group of lines of verse. Paragraphs for poetry
15. The last word in one line of poetry rhymes with the last word in another line.
16. What does rhyme mean?
17. What do you call an expression where the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.
18. The life lesson that can be learned from the poem; the overall message
19. Mary, Mary, quite contrary .....
20. A stanza is made up of .....