Poetry Terms Quiz 313 (20 MCQs)

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1. A Japanese poetry form with no rhyme.
2. A repeated phrase, line, or group of lines
3. Comparison of two unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other)
4. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human characteristics such as feelings, movement of limbs, language, etc.
5. The stars winked at me. The book read itself to me. The tree whispered in the wind. is an example of
6. Speaking directly to an inanimate object
7. A basic structural component of a poem.
8. Length and placement of lines in groupings on the page
9. Which of the following is a concrete noun?
10. A poem dealing with rural life, often involving shepherds, representing the idealized version of country life
11. A songlike poem that tells a story, often on dealing with adventure or romance
12. What kind of rhyme is employed in this lines from a poem:I see the red boat that has a red flag.Just like my red coat and my little red pail.
13. An extreme exaggeration to emphasize the truth or show humor.
14. Poetry that rejects older, more traditional forms in favor of verse that sounds more like natural human speech is called:
15. A play on words, where an author employs a word that has a second meaning or that sounds to a similar word, and both meanings can be applied
16. A pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed (weak) syllables is known as .....
17. Does this sentence have a literal or figurative meaning? The bridge of my nose is bruised.
18. This is a song-like narrative poem, usually written in rhymes stanzas and only 4-6 lines featuring repetition and strong meter
19. The following is an example of which sound device? "Proud round cloud"
20. What is a line in poetry?