Poetry Terms Quiz 57 (20 MCQs)

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1. Repetition of consonant sounds ANYWHERE in a word
2. Comparison of two unlike things that do NOT use LIKE or AS
3. All poetry has rhyming words.
4. The swimmer was a knife cutting through the water.
5. ..... is a type of descriptive language used to represent objects, feelings, and thoughts. It often appeals to one or more of the five senses:sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
6. What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines?
7. Lines of poetry grouped together and usually separated by a space; often develop ideas, as paragraphs do in stories.
8. Define the rhyme scheme:The dog ran into the bogand sat on a log. The log was too weakand dumped the dog in the creek.
9. A line of poetry
10. Tetrameter
11. Words that sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
12. It has two levels of meaning, a literal level and a figurative level. It represents something else beyond itself.
13. Poetry that expresses emotions/feelings typically with a lot of imagery and has songlike qualities
14. A comparison of two nouns using the words like or as
15. Descriptive language that appeals to our senses
16. What type of figurative language is a comparison NOT using "like" or "as" ?
17. An implied or indirect reference to something the reader should recognize
18. Comparing unlike things using comparative words
19. A poem with no rhyme scheme, no meter, no particular structure, and no rules.
20. The pattern of end rhyme in a poem is called ..... and is labeled using letters of the alphabet.