Poetry Terms Quiz 38 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which literary analysis term fits this example from the model essay? Example:In a literal interpretation, the ..... is tempted to stay because the woods are "lovely, dark, and deep." but he reminds himself of his "promises" and the miles still to go.
2. What is it called when words that end with similar or same sound?
3. What word means comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
4. The imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem. The character telling the poem.
5. Dictionary meaning of the word
6. Words that start with the same consonant sound: "Little Laura left her lunchbox in her locker.
7. Repetition of sounds
8. A rhymed pair of lines
9. Which type of poem has exactly 14 lines?
10. ..... is when words are close together and have the same first consonant sound.
11. A poem with fourteen lines that follows a regular rhyme pattern and is usually written in iambic pentameter
12. Which word means a poem written where the first letters of each line form a word or phrase?
13. Ending a line of poetry without completing a statement or clause
14. A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one is the other or does the actionof the other.
15. This is the repetition of sound at the ends of words.
16. "The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song." What is being personified?
17. What is the term that includes "similes, metaphors, vivid language, creating a picture in your mind" ?
18. A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
19. A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
20. Also known a "vowel rhyme, " is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.