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Question 1

A flower usually symbolizes...

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Life/Death

Question 2

When an author makes an object or animal have a human characteristic.

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personification

Question 3

Which of the following is repetition?

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The mouse nibbled, nibble, nibbled at the cheese carefully.

Question 4

He thinks "I love you"/ But he says goodnight/ I love you means falling/ He doesn't like height. Rhyme pattern?

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ABCB

Question 5

A poet conveys tone through

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his words.

Question 6

He hesitated---then walked away. What is the poet's purpose for using the dash between words?

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Make the reader think about what hesitation means., To suggest the reader hesitate as he reads the line.

Question 7

The author's purpose in alternating short and long line lengths is

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To convey rhythm and beat

Question 8

Night blanketed the town, and graveyards came alive with creaks and groans.This is an example

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onomatopoeia

Question 9

Example: You are driving me up a wall.

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idiom

Question 10

A phrase that has a different meaning than what is literal.

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idiom

Question 11

"Love is a battlefield" is an example of...

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Metaphor

Question 12

Example: The frog sang in the night.

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personification

Question 13

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes..." contains...

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Alliteration

Question 14

Grandma grabbed my hand as she gathered grapes. What type of figurative language is used above?

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Alliteration

Question 15

Example: My book bag weighs a ton!

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hyperbole

Question 16

True or False: A poem only has one true meaning

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False

Question 17

An object that represents an idea

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symbolism

Question 18

Why would a poet use repetition in poetry?

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To add emphasis to the lines.

Question 19

when an author exaggerates or stretches the truth.

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hyperbole

Question 20

The repetition (or repeating) of a vowel sound in writing.

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assonance

Question 21

A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 22

An object that means more than its literal meaning.

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Symbol

Question 23

A unified group of lines in poetry. Usually separated by spaces

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Stanza

Question 24

You know you love me, You know you care, Just shout whenever, and Ill be there is an example of

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Repetition and rhyme

Question 25

The author's specific word choice is called....

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Diction

Question 26

The road twisted like a pretzel through the mountainside.

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simile

Question 27

We mark lines of poetry that rhyme (rhyme pattern) with...

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a, b, c, d ...

Question 28

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

Question 29

Night is often used as a ______ of death

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Symbol

Question 30

When an author makes a reference to a well-known character, book, or movie.

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allusion

Question 31

What is the author's purpose for using imagery in a poem?

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To allow the reader to imagine the poem.

Question 32

How many times should you read a poem?

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As many times as you need to understand it.

Question 33

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

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Allusion

Question 34

The central meaning or message in a piece of writing

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Theme

Question 35

A word that sounds like what it means

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Onomatopeia

Question 36

Her heart is stone. What is the author comparing in the sentence?

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The stone and the heart.

Question 37

A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

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onomatopoeia

Question 38

Which of the following is an effective use of imagery?

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Hissing, the black snake slithered slowly through the grass.

Question 39

Direct comparison of two things

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metaphor

Question 40

Graphical elements are conveyed through the look of the poem. Name three graphical elements.

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Capital letters, long and short lines, spaces between words

Question 41

Example: Sally saw several students squirming.

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alliteration

Question 42

Baby, you're a firework. Why did Katy Perry use the metaphor above in her song, "Firework"?

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She is comparing someone to a firework.

Question 43

Poetry can have elements of plot within the poem.

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True

Question 44

repeating of the beginning consonant sound

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alliteration

Question 45

The voice the author uses to create a feeling for the reader.

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tone

Question 46

A single line of poetry

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Verse

Question 47

The wind whispered in my ear. This is an example of

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Personification

Question 48

The attitude of the poem's narrator toward a character or object.

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Tone

Question 49

Example: "Click" went the camera.

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onomatopoeia

Question 50

The way the reader feels after reading.

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mood

Question 51

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".

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simile

Question 52

The repetition of consonant sounds (usually at the end of words)

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Consonance

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