This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Poetry Terms – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A seeming contradiction. A) Paradox. B) Hyperbole. C) Similarly. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 2. A comparison using like or as A) Simile. B) Mood. C) Rhyme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Words that imitate sounds A) Onomatopoeia. B) Rhythm. C) Symbol. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 4. When a poet is talking directly to a thing or person that isn't actually present. A) Haiku. B) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 5. The stars on the U.S. flag are an example of ..... A) Symbolism. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 6. Acrostic A) Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. B) A poem that tells a story. C) Verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message. 7. A set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together A) Couplet. B) Tercet. C) Quatrain. D) Cinquain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tercet. 8. Creates vivid word pictures; five senses A) Figurative Language. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 9. What is the definition of apostrophe? A) When a poem's speaker addresses someone absent, someone dead, or something nonhuman as if it were present and could respond. B) A comparison between two things that does not use any helping words. C) The repetition of vowel sounds. D) A brief and direct reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When a poem's speaker addresses someone absent, someone dead, or something nonhuman as if it were present and could respond. 10. Define repetition A) The pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem. B) Poems that follow the line pattern of 5-7-5 syllables per line. C) Poems that do not follow set rules. D) The use of a word or phrase more than once. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of a word or phrase more than once. 11. A comparison stating that one thing IS another A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. An example of the term "imagery" is ..... A) Laughing llamas are lounging. B) The smell of freshly baked bread made my mouth water as I neared the bakery. C) Oh her eyes, her eyes were shining. D) I was smiling with joy when I read that book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The smell of freshly baked bread made my mouth water as I neared the bakery. 13. The author's specific word choice. A) They say. B) Tone. C) Enjambment. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They say. 14. The man had Overstated or ..... his experience at playing the game. A) Judged. B) Exaggerated. C) Formated. D) Suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggerated. 15. A grouped set of lines in a poem, like a paragraph is called ..... A) Per room. B) To see. C) A refrain. D) Lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Per room. 16. What is this an example of? Don't be a Scrooge! A) Allusion. B) Symbolism. C) Voice. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 17. Rhyme scheme is..... A) The pattern of rhyming. B) Most words in the poem rhyme. C) Only used in sonnets. D) The first word of each line rhymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pattern of rhyming. 18. Figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person. A) Denotation. B) Point of view. C) Connotation. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. Details or ideas from the text that connect back to the main idea A) Supporting details. B) Main idea. C) Gist. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supporting details. 20. Giving non-human things human qualities such as feelings or actions A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Rhyme. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesPoetry Terms Quiz 1Poetry Terms Quiz 2Poetry Terms Quiz 3Poetry Terms Quiz 4Poetry Terms Quiz 5Poetry Terms Quiz 6Poetry Terms Quiz 7Poetry Terms Quiz 8Poetry Terms Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books