Poetry Terms Quiz 460 (20 MCQs)

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1. Two rhymed lines
2. The use of something closely related for the thing actually meant
3. In the Poem by Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay, " poetry is used to compare
4. Words that have the same end sound
5. The use of ..... s to represent ideas or qualities
6. ..... uses words in an imaginative way. It typically involves the use of metaphors, similes, and idioms.
7. Language used to describe one thing in terms of something else. Language that is not intended to be taken literally.
8. Something that stands for or represents something else, especially a concrete object taken to represent something abstract is called:
9. Using the same words or phrases more than once for emphasis
10. What is a stanza with 3 lines?
11. Using the five senses to help the reader experience the way things taste, smell, and feel
12. A comparison developed over a series of lines rather than just within one line
13. A single metrical line of poetry or poetry in general.
14. The attitude expressed toward a subject.
15. George Orwell's novel 1984 focuses on a totalitarian society in which the citizens are frequently reminded that their leader, Big Brother, is always watching. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? The headline read: "Smart Phones Becoming Big Brother."
16. Two words placed together that have opposite meanings
17. The beat in a poem caused by stressed and unstressed syllables in words.
18. "All's well that ends well." is an example of
19. The repetition of sounds in nearby words, usually involving the firstconsonant sounds of the words.
20. In the art of metal joineryA cracked pot fuses back together With precious molten liquid, Gleaming vein at the site of each breaking.This is what I became.