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Poetry Terms Quiz 415 (20 MCQs)

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1. A line of poetry ending in a full pause, usually indicated with a period or semicolon.
2. The main idea expressed in a literary work.
3. The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
4. A group of lines in poetry that appear together, separated from other lines
5. Flag-Freedom; Red rose-Love. These are examples of a what?
6. A poem that features some kind of list
7. Two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable ..... like the word "underneath ..... is called:
8. A type of poetry that presents the thoughts and feelings of a speaker. Most poems, other than narrative poems, are lyric poems. They can cover a variety of subjects:love, death, everyday experiences
9. Similar to alliteration EXCEPT:repeated consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words, not just at the beginning!
10. What is the attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects?
11. "The flames danced in the fire" is an example of:
12. Using words that help readers "see" by creating pictures or images in their mind.
13. A poem in the shape of the subject.
14. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.
15. "I'm so hungry I could eat a pound of bacon" is an example of:
16. Huge exaggerations that are obviously not true.
17. The direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words/phrases/clauses for the purpose of contrast ex) sink or swim, to be or not to be
18. What is the end of one line and the beginning of a new line; creates meaning in a poem?
19. 3 line poem with a fixed number of syllables:five syllables in the first and third lines and seven syllables in the second line (5-7-5)
20. Gives human traits or feelings to things that are not human
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