Poetry Terms Quiz 63 (20 MCQs)

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1. Poetry that has meter, line number, rhyme scheme, or some other requirement is called what?
2. Use of words to create a mental picture
3. A word in the middle of a line rhymes with the word at the end of the same line
4. A word which imitates a sound.
5. Repetition of consonant sounds within a group of words
6. Dismay is a(n)
7. Syntax is the study of .....
8. What is the definition of a title?
9. An example of this is: "My love is like a red, red rose."
10. Two stressed syllables in a row, like "schoolyard"
11. Taylor Swift refers to Romeo and Juliet in her song Love Story. This is an example of .....
12. Pattern of rhyme in a poem
13. The repetition of VOWEL sounds (ex.: "Hear the mellow wedding bells" )
14. What is the rhyme scheme:The dogsat on the logbut fell off into the fog
15. The lazy river looks less than lovely this late in the day. This sentence is a good example of how an author can use ..... in writing to communicate a point. (hint:it is a type of sound technique)
16. Form poem
17. Words used to help a reader see an ordinary subject in a different way
18. True or false:Rhythm in poetry is defined as the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem; it can be created using meter, rhymes, alliteration, and refrain.
19. Creating a picture with words appealing to any of the five senses
20. The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of a poem to the next, without a pause between words