Poetry Terms Quiz 486 (20 MCQs)

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1. As we walked, the colorful leaves crunched beneath our feet.
2. Nobody can beat level six.
3. A ..... states that one thing is actually something else without using the words like or as.
4. Measured in "feet"
5. What is the meaning of rhyme in poetry?
6. A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as
7. "The wind stood up and gave a shout"
8. What is sensory imagery?
9. "The moon shyly peeked through the clouds."
10. A port city (where ships load and unload) in Louisiana, in the United States.
11. A (n) ..... is a seven-line poem that begins and ends with nouns that are opposites. The middle line is the longest and shows the change from one noun to another.
12. ....., is not specific to the story, illustrated through the plot, confirms the author's purpose.
13. My life is like a dream. Metaphor?
14. Repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or meaning.
15. He hopped happily.
16. A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"
17. When two lines have the exact same rhyme and are next to each other.
18. Sounds that rhyme exactly
19. A sestet is typically the ..... part of an Italian sonnet. It consists of ..... lines
20. Humorous, rhyming, five line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme