Poetry Terms Quiz 437 (20 MCQs)

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1. The narrator of the poem (not always the poet)
2. What is the correct term for the following definition? Intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work
3. A narrative poem of longer length; usually tells a sad or tragic story; contains many stanzas
4. Long narrative poem about gods and heroes
5. A group of lines within a poem set off from others
6. A reference to a well known person, place, thing, or event
7. An exaggeration for emphasis
8. What is the definition of idiom? Example:Be in hot water=to be in trouble
9. What should you remember when reading a poem?
10. Attitude or approach that the author tkaes toward the works central them or subject
11. Definition:a section of a poem with lines grouped together
12. Your ..... are your wishes for certain things to happen.
13. A ..... is a group of lines together like a paragraph.
14. Two words at the end of a line of poetry that end in sounds that almost rhyme
15. How many syllables does this line have? A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
16. An example of personification is
17. An imagitive comparison without using like or as in a literary work, such as a novel or poem, that isn't just used in one line but is extended over multiple lines or throughout the word.
18. Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is .....
19. "A person, place, object, animal, or activity that stands for something beyond itself" is called .....
20. What would be an example of anaphora