Poetry Terms Quiz 322 (20 MCQs)

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1. A poem that takes a certain shape to convey its meaning. The placement and design of the words is just as important as the words.
2. Lines
3. An 8 line stanza
4. A cow says "Moo" "tic-tac" , the hands of the clock.
5. Imagery and word pictures are similar.
6. A statement that appears to contradict itself
7. A comparison between two unlike things-does not use like or as
8. The rhyme between two words with similar but slightly mismatched sounds
9. What is the definition of "apostrophe" in poetry?
10. This is a poem which has storytelling as its main purpose
11. Which term describes the "paragraphs" in a poem?
12. True or false:A rhyme scheme has the following TWO characteristics:1) a pattern of rhyming words or sounds (usually end rhyme, but not always) 2)uses the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually "see" the pattern
13. The rhyming of the last words in the lines of poetry. (the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.)
14. The girl had fun playing in the sun
15. MAGGY'S SAGGY PANTS WERE BAGGY AND RAGGY.
16. What poetic device is used in the following example?"The leaves danced across the lawn"
17. A figure of speech where one word is substituted for another which it is closely associated. Example:In "the pen is mightier than the sword", pen means "the written word" and sword means "military might"
18. The use of words that imitate sounds or noises
19. The feeling created in the reader by a poem or story. Words, phrases, repetition, rhyme, and exaggeration all working together.
20. The denotation is the ..... meaning of a word.