Poetry Terms Quiz 412 (20 MCQs)

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1. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
2. The poet writes in a series of stanzas, usually in the same metrical pattern and often in an identical rhyme scheme
3. Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
4. This is the dictionary definition of a word:
5. How many stanzas are in this poem?The animal I really digAbove all others is the pig.Pigs are noble, pigs are clever, Pigs are courteous, however,
6. Language that goes beyond the literal meaning and does not mean exactly what it says
7. What time does the Thanksgiving vacation start exactly?
8. Measured rhythm of a poem
9. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
10. When a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line, this is known as .....
11. Stanza or line repeated throughout a poem
12. A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. Each stanza may have the same number of lines or it may vary (be different)
13. Internal rhyme is different than the standard rhyme we see in other poems because it .....
14. Snuffle is another word for
15. A quick reference to a person, work, or event outside of the piece. The reader is expected to make the connection.
16. The following line is an example of which metrical foot? "Out of the cradle, endlessly rocking"
17. A poem that reflects upon death or loss. Traditionally, it contains themes of mourning, loss, and reflection
18. When several words begin with the same consonant sound in a row is:
19. A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
20. Which element of poetry is highlighted in this quote? "Open a book / And you will find / People and places of every kind."