Poetry Terms Quiz 492 (20 MCQs)

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1. Giving human qualities to non-human things or ideas is known as .....
2. A group of two or more lines together
3. A fixed form of poetry consisting of 14 lines, traditionally written in iambic pentameter
4. Language that means exactly what it says.
5. Repetition of the same initial sound in a series of words, most often at the beginning of words
6. Rhyming words placed within a line (The mouse in the house woke the cat.)
7. Comparing two things without like or as
8. Poetry defined by its lack of structure
9. "word" pictures" that writers use to recreate vivid experiences and evoke an emotional response in readers
10. A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing.
11. Repetition of vowel sounds within words
12. Which of Bryant's poems contains his thoughts on death?
13. What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, slpat)
14. "The use of words that sound like what they describe" is a definition of:
15. A tercet consists of .....
16. "I hope Hanna's house has heat, " is an example of which poetic device?
17. "Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul"is an example of
18. Repetition of initial consonant sounds to give emphasis to words, to imitate sounds, and to create musical effects
19. Words that are harsh sounding to the ear
20. The repetition of the beginning of a phrase or clause for emphasis.