Poetry Terms Quiz 491 (20 MCQs)

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1. Rhyme within the same line
2. The repetition of consonant sounds is known as what:
3. Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
4. Which vocabulary word is being defined? The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.
5. (She is pretty like a bird. He is as smart as cold as ice)
6. The speaker (or poet's) attitude towards the subject of the poem
7. A metaphor is nonhuman human traits
8. The beat created by its pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
9. Usually refers to a single line of poetry, but can mean any part of a poem or any poetry.
10. This is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
11. The literal meaning of a word
12. Written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out
13. A type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking and imaginative ways
14. Shows conflict with humor, is meant to be a funny play
15. Repetition of the initial consonant sound.
16. Ending a line with a complete sentence or clause ..... ends with punctuation
17. Its dictionary meaning, independent of other associations that the word may have
18. Which sentence is an example of assonance?
19. The work of art spoke to us is an example of a ..... ?
20. Harsh, jarring sound; discord.