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Poetry Terms Quiz 403 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Hope is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul" is an example of a .....
2. Repetition of an initial phrase
3. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance/comparison between things using like or as
4. Character, place, thing, or event that stands for something else, often an abstract idea
5. What is:a word that sounds like it is spelled?
6. A fourteen line poem with a specific scheme. The poem is written in three quatrains (4 lines) and ends with a couplet (2 lines). The rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg
7. A figure of speech in which an animal or an object is given human or lifelike qualities
8. Poetry that tells a story in verse; often have similar elements to those in a short story (plot, characters, setting)
9. An elaborate and extended simile or metaphor that links two apparently unrelated fields in an unusual way is known as Metaphysical Conceit.
10. The "paragraphing" or arrangement of the lines of a poem
11. "The wind shook me like a rag doll" is an example of
12. Repeating pattern of sounds, words, or phrases; often used for emphasis
13. Syllables are pronounced softer
14. The message; the general truth about life, the central idea
15. Repeating sounds, words, phrases, lines, or even entire stanzas. Used as a sound device to underscore the meaning of certain words, to enhance rhythm, or add to the musical quality of the work. ( "O, my love is like a red, red rose, ..... And fare thee well, my only love, and fare thee well a while!" )
16. What is 17 syllables, 3 lines and a Japanese poem
17. Select the metaphor below?
18. The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.
19. Gives human qualities to something that is not human
20. A line that is repeated, at regular intervals, in different stanzas is .....
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