Poetry Terms Quiz 383 (20 MCQs)

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1. A single line of words in a poem.

Correct Answer: A) Line.

2. Occurs when lines of poetry end in words that are spelled alike but pronounced differently-appeals to the eye, rather than the ear

Correct Answer: D) Rhyme Scheme:Eye.

3. A pause, usually near the middle of a line of verse, usually indicated by the sense of the line, and often greater than the normal pause

Correct Answer: D) Cutting.

4. Serenity sells seashells by the seashore is an example of?

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

5. The creation of words by describing sounds is called

Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia.

6. A long heroic poem

Correct Answer: B) Epic.

7. "Midnight Sun" is an example of:

Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron.

8. The occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Correct Answer: D) Enjambment.

9. Sentence of poetry numbered in poems

Correct Answer: A) Line.

10. Measure of rhythm

Correct Answer: A) Meter.

11. What is metaphor in poetry?

Correct Answer: D) Figure of speech, a comparison where one thing is spoken of as if it is something else.

12. The narrator of a poem is called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Speaker.

13. A poem that sounds like a song, it expresses strong feelings and has can be read with emotion.It has a rhythm and often rhymes.

Correct Answer: A) Lyrical Poetry.

14. A poem that consists of the words of a single, fictional speaker in a specific time, place, and dramatic situation is a

Correct Answer: B) Dramatic monologue.

15. Regular rhythm

Correct Answer: A) Meter.

16. A contradictory statement or situation to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.

Correct Answer: C) Irony.

17. Structural Elements of Prose

Correct Answer: A) Sentence, Paragraph, Dialogue, Chapter.

18. A four-line stanza, or group of lines, in poetry

Correct Answer: A) Quatrain.

19. Which describes an ode?

Correct Answer: E) Written to or about a particular subject; not usually a lot of rhyme.

20. What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean? "And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler ..... "

Correct Answer: B) The speaker is only one person and cannot go down two roads at the same time.