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Poetry Terms - 20 Questions
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5 Written Questions
using extreme exaggeration to make a point
poetry free of any restrictions; poetry not tied to a particular pattern
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
four rhymed lines that can take various forms
poetry that depends for its effects largely upon the layout of the words on the page
5 Matching Questions
refrain
onomatopoeia
personification
meter
connotation
a
the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem
b
giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions
c
the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern in poetry
d
the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
e
the attitudes and feelings associated with a word
5 Multiple Choice Questions
a poem of high seriousness written on a variety of topics
sonnet
meter
verse
ode
two lines of verse that rhyme a-a
sonnet
simile
couplet
ode
concrete details which appeal to the senses so that we can see or sense what is being written about
simile
imagery
elegy
meter
a humorous verse of five lines
diction
meter
limerick
simile
a poem that has not been deliberately composed but discovered, by chance, in some other context
couplet
found poem
lyric poem
ode
5 True/False Question
ballad
→ a poem that states a poet's sadness about the death of an important person
True
False
elegy
→ a poem that states a poet's sadness about the death of an important person
True
False
diction
→ comparing two things using "like" or "as"
True
False
verse
→ a unit of poetry such as a stanza or a line
True
False
sonnet
→ a poem of high seriousness written on a variety of topics
True
False
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