Poetry Terms Quiz 96 (20 MCQs)

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1. When a word is used to imitate a sound / sound wordsex. pop, zap, snap, boom, buzz, peep
2. The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description.Night after NightHer purple trafficStrews the land with Opal Bales-Merchantmen-poise upon Horizons-Dip-and vanish like Orioles!(Emily Dickinson, "This Is the Land Where Sunset Washes" )
3. The technique of repeating the same word or phrase multiple times within a poem
4. Your crying is like rain.
5. ..... is the repetition of sounds, usually how the vowel and consonants blend. Ex. Cat/Bat
6. Pattern of a line of poetry equaling 10 syllables, alternating a stressed syllable and an unstressed syllable.
7. The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to is called a(n) .....
8. What is a exaggerating to show strong emotion?
9. Means the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. A pattern of rhyme.Ex. I lent her mine.
10. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
11. The position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes something
12. Which of the following words has negative connotation?
13. Form can be best defined as .....
14. What is the definition of a line in poetry?
15. It bent in a slant against the weight.
16. I miss you more than lifeI miss you more than lifeis an example of .....
17. The attitude of a poem emits
18. The repetition of similar or identical sounds
19. The act of talking while or as if alone, the character's inner thoughtsProvides a reader with information not given to other characters
20. Statement or figure os speech no intended literally; extreme exaggeration ex:I'm so tired I could sleep a year.