Poetry Terms Quiz 311 (20 MCQs)

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1. How many syllables does a haiku have in all?
2. The same VOWEL sounds in the middle of words that are close together.
3. Verse writing that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, stanza structure.
4. A stanza with 2 lines is a .....
5. The lines of a poem arranged into a group
6. The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of each line
7. A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for someone who has passed away
8. What is a brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art?
9. The words, phrases, and sentences that come before and after a particular word in a passage
10. Rhythm/Meter is defined as.....
11. When writers and speakers use words that are more than the basic meaning of the words
12. The musical sound of a poem
13. A type of literature that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions
14. What poetic device is this an example of?"I watched Deaf men and women of all ages / dance in unison to the vibrations / of speakers booming so loud"
15. The person telling or relating a poem is called-
16. A poem that does not have a set rhythm, set line length, or set rhyme scheme
17. This is when the last word in a line will be echoed by a word at the beginning or in the middle of another line.
18. A way to analyze poetry that looks at the surface, intention, feelings, and technique is
19. I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.The above stanza has what three things?
20. Poems shaped like their subjects