Poetry Terms Quiz 411 (20 MCQs)

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1. The rhythmic pattern of a poem
2. The process of repeating certain words or phrases
3. The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is
4. Human characteristics given to non-human things
5. Words which appeal to our senses
6. What type of poem is this?Sunshine, shine brightlyAbove the clouds, in the skyA light shining bright
7. The tree waved to the grass.
8. This is an idea or feeling that a word may hold that is in addition to its main meaning.
9. A ..... is a saying that means something completely different than what the words actually say. Example:It is raining cats and dogs.
10. "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana, " is an example of which poetic device?
11. Marking the meter
12. Poem that exhibits poetic language but no fixed pattern.
13. What is internal rhyme in poetry?
14. Which of these is the correct definition of muse?
15. A figure of speech in which the words are typically used to describe one thing are used to describe something else in order to show a likeness.For example:He's a bear when he first gets up in the morning.
16. Frown, town, clown are all examples of .....
17. The attitude the author takes toward a subject is
18. A grouping of lines in a poem or song
19. 3 lines
20. The way an author organizes the ideas and details in a piece of writing; includes comparisons, cause-effect, chronology, and problem-solution