Poetry Terms Quiz 470 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The message about human nature that author conveys to the reader.
2. The Odyssey is a(n)
3. The overall pattern of rhyming words in an entire poem
4. I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. How many lines in this stanza?
5. Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation? My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him .....
6. A traditional Japanese poetic form. It consists of three unrhymed lines with specific syllable counts:five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second and five in the third. Haikus are often about nature and the seasons.
7. Appeals to the senses to create a picture for the reader
8. Time flies by!
9. Words ending in the same sound
10. The repetition of vowel sounds. Hear the mellow wedding bells.-"Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
11. Popular narrative passed down orally.
12. She sells seashells
13. An emphasized or recurring concept in a piece of writing. Ex. death, love, rejection
14. A comparison between two unlike items using the words 'like' or 'as'
15. Which is the correct definition for Internal Rhyme?
16. The form of poetry characterized by following a set structure. Depending on the form, they may have a set number of lines, stanzas or rhyme scheme.
17. Rhythmical pattern determined by the number and arrangement of stressed syllables in each line
18. ..... is the use of repeated words or phrases.
19. What is "the recurring pattern of strong and weak syllabic stresses" ?
20. What is a chapter?