Test: Poetry Terms - 20 Questions

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5 Matching Questions

  1. rhythm
  2. end rhyme
  3. internal rhyme
  4. consonance
  5. imagery
  1. a repetition of a consonant sound anywhere in a word
  2. b use of similar sounds within a line of poetry
  3. c repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines of poetry
  4. d is the musical quality created by a pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables
  5. e language that creates pictures or images in your mind. Usually appeals to the five senses—touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. a figure of speech where the truth exaggerated for humorous effect
  2. when a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis.
  3. the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
  4. language that goes beyond the words' literal meanings. Includes simile, metaphor, idiom
  5. a common phrase made up of words that can't be understood by their literal, or ordinary meanings.

5 True/False Question

  1. allusion → repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of the word. Gives emphasis and a musical quality.

          

  2. speaker → the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables

          

  3. rhyme scheme → is the musical quality created by a pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables

          

  4. onomatopoeia → language that creates pictures or images in your mind. Usually appeals to the five senses—touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

          

  5. couplet → the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables

          

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