Poetry Terms Quiz 325 (20 MCQs)

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1. The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called
2. The cupcake called my name. Is this an example of
3. A poem that has five lines and a total of 22 syllables, distributed in a specific 2-4-6-8-2 pattern.
4. Which sentence is the best example of sensory details?
5. Repeated sounds at the end of words (pool, rule, fuel).
6. A central message of insight expressed in a literary work The word is .....
7. Long, lyric poems that were written to celebrate a famous person or a lofty idea
8. Which is a pun?
9. Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back. What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
10. What is the mood of the following poem:In the morning, very early, That's the time I love to goBarefoot where the fern grows curly And grass is cool between each toe, On a summer morning-O! On a summer morning! That is when the birds go by Up the sunny slopes of air, And each rose has a butterfly Or a golden bee to wear;And I am glad in every toe-Such a summer morning-O! Such a summer morning!
11. What type of figurative language is shown? I have a million chores to do tonight!
12. A pair of rhyming lines that are the same length & form a complete thought
13. The feeling or mood that the words give
14. The pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines
15. What poetic device is exemplified by the following phrase: "fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese" ?
16. The feelings or associations the reader makes with the word.
17. The poem has a pattern of rhyming words
18. The Greek word for "description." It is a vivid description of a piece of art. It uses no rhyme scheme.
19. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or end of words that are near each other
20. The army was able to attack the incoming enemies