Poetry Terms Quiz 9 (20 MCQs)

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1. The FEELING the reader gets from a poem
2. Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating a mental picture for the reader
3. A three line stanza (usually these lines rhyme)
4. The use of ordinary language
5. What is the correct term for the following definition? Two seemingly opposite concepts that are combined to create a new meaning
6. A poem of serious reflection, typically in honor of the dead
7. The use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.
8. Words that sound like their meaning.
9. A comparison between two unlike things, without using the words LIKE or AS.
10. The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
11. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudBy William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Who is the poet of this poem?
12. The atmosphere suggested by the structure and style of the poem
13. Repetition is
14. A statement that says less than what is meant.Ten-course meal referred to as a "little snack, " for example.
15. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 2.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
16. A poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and must continue to the next line.
17. An example is: "Sara's seven sisters slept soundly."
18. The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse or line of poetry
19. Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
20. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudBy William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. What is the title of this poem?