Poetry Terms Quiz 48 (20 MCQs)

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1. The pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem
2. The ordered pattern of rhyme in a poem
3. What is personification in poetry?
4. A Japanese poem written in three lines, usually about nature is called a:
5. The place where a line ends
6. A Simple Love Poem Your gran'ma, in her youth, was quiteAs blithe a little maid as you.And, though her hair is snowy white, Her eyes still have their maiden blue, And on her checks, as fair as thine, Methinks a girlish blush would glowIf she recalled the valentineShe got, ah! many years ago. A valorous youth loved gran'ma then, And wooed her in that auld lang syne;And first he told his secret whenHe sent the maid that valentine, No perfumed page nor sheet of goldWas that first hint of love he sent, But with the secret gran'pa told ..... "I love you" ..... gran'ma was content. Go, ask your gran'ma if you will, If ..... though her head be bowed and gray ..... If ..... though her feeble pulse be chill ..... True love abideth not for aye;By that quaint portrait on the wall, That smiles upon her from above, Methinks your gran'ma can recallThe sweet divinity of love. Dear Elsie, here 's no page of gold ..... No sheet embossed with cunning art ..... But here 's a solemn pledge of old:"I love you, love, with all my heart."And if in what I send you hereYou read not all of love expressed, Go ..... go to gran'ma, Elsie dear, And she will tell you all the rest! Which line in the poem shows evidence to Part A?
7. Japanese verse in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often depicting a delicate image.
8. Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
9. When two words have similar, but not the same, middle and end sounds.
10. Figurative language
11. A comparison between two things without using connecting words such as "like" or "as."
12. Direct comparisson saying one thing is another; symbolic. Does not use "like" or "as"
13. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
14. A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word like or as.
15. Using the words "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another is called a:
16. "The house was an island, cut off from the rest of the community."
17. Sylvia Plath uses this type of poetry for the majority of her work.
18. Simile or Metaphor?The assignment was a breeze.
19. Sound devices
20. Giving an object human-like qualities