Poetry Terms Quiz 358 (20 MCQs)

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1. A line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem
2. The definition of mood is
3. The pattern of rhymed lines in a poem.
4. Any object, person, or place that has meaning in itself but also stands for something else, usually on an abstract level.
5. Figurative language is defined as .....
6. When there is similarity in the final sounds of two or more lines, it is called:
7. Two or more rhyming words occurring within the same line or 2 or more rhyming words appearing in the middle of 2 separate lines
8. True or False-Rhythm in poetry (or any writing/songs with words) is created by words having the same middle and ending sounds.
9. What gives poetry a musical feel and can be fast or slow depending on the mood and subject of the poem?
10. What is the definition of a paradox?
11. Elegies are poems that are based on:
12. What is the appearance of the words on the page in poetry called?
13. What is the correct term for the following definition? a repetition of similarly sounding words occurring at the end of the lines in poems or songs
14. Poems are shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.
15. The repetition of consonant sounds in stressed syllables
16. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
17. A verse form of 14 lines in iambic pentameter with a fixed rhyme scheme
18. Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader's mind (appeals to the senses)
19. Refers to all associated or implied meanings of a word
20. A poem that does not follow a consistent rhythm or rhyme; these focus on imagery, word choice, and figurative language and are free from traditional structure