Poetry Terms Quiz 56 (20 MCQs)

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1. Repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
2. The central message of the poem, the moral
3. Two line of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought.
4. Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
5. Which of the following is an example of personification?
6. What is assonance?
7. The attitude or mood the author creates
8. A ..... is an object that represents something bigger than itself. (Heart=Love)
9. Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of neighboring words.
10. Arrange and repeat vowels, and smooth consonants (l, m, n, y, w) to create flowing and pleasing sound
11. It's Like Watching Paint Dry Ray Henson has spoken out about his recent attempt to watch a wildly popular British period drama with his wife. "The show was about two hours long, but nothing happened, " Mr. Henson complained. Mr. Henson said that the show was about as exciting as watching paint dry. What type of figurative language is used?
12. A deliberate exaggeration
13. The following line is an example of which metrical foot? " "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, "
14. A grouped set of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph)
15. The wedding ring showed our dedication to each other.
16. 'proud pain of new button boot' contains two examples of
17. Repeating of words or lines in poetry
18. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words
19. Poetry that has no reguar rhyme or rhythm
20. Poems of praise that often exhibit complex metrical patterns