Poetry Terms Quiz 357 (20 MCQs)

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1. Descriptions that appeal to the five senses and create vivid word pictures
2. An author's attitude toward his or her subject.
3. The use of words whose sound makes one think of its meaning
4. A group of words that are repeated several times in a poem (like the chorus of a song)
5. A generally recurring subject or idea noticeably evident in a literary work
6. A Rhyme that occurs within the lines
7. Intentional reuse of sound, word, or phrase to emphasize an idea
8. A 14-line poem with a set rhyme scheme and a particular syllable pattern called iambic pentameter. Different types of sonnets have different rhyme schemes.
9. Syntax
10. "The rain was like a little mouse"
11. In many folktales, the coyote represents evil. In this example, the coyote is an example of a .....
12. Lazy leaping lizards like licking luscious lollipops-this is an example of .....
13. The moon is washing windows, Dancing off the glass, Resting on the praying treesAnd painting the sleeping grass.
14. This sentence appeals to which sense:After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
15. A question asked to make a point rather than in expectation of an answer.
16. When words at the ends of lines rhyme, also known as end rhyme
17. A statement that is self-contradictory or silly, but truthful "Your enemy's friend is your enemy."
18. Ballads
19. What is a regular pattern of rhymed words at the end of a line of poetry called?
20. Formation of a word that has a sound associated with it