Poetry Terms Quiz 410 (20 MCQs)

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1. The definition of the term "tone" is .....
2. A figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing is another thing
3. Poems are told through a voice called the
4. Direct comparison between two things (NOT using like or as)
5. Poetry not written in a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
6. You are sunlight and I moon.
7. "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."
8. Which term means the use of a word, phrase, sound, or line more than once?
9. Poetry that doesn't have a set rhythm, line length, or rhyme scheme; it relies, instead, on the natural rhythms of speech; today the most widely practiced form of poetry in the English language
10. The way a sentence is structured
11. Combination of words that contradict each other
12. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that give the poem a beat is called .....
13. Which poetry term is used in the following line:'Her eyes were shining stars'?
14. The same vowel sounds in nearby words
15. An idea, animal, or object is described as if it were a person.
16. A comparison using like, as, or than
17. This is an example of:Zero Rez
18. A thing or action that represents, in addition to itself, something else
19. When an author gives human characteristics to a non-living item or animal
20. Comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"