Poetic Devices and Forms and Other Literary Terms Review Quiz

Question 1

This poetic form has fourteen lines and a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG:

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Elizabethan sonnet

Question 2

the omission of conjunctions, or use of commas instead of conjunctions

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asyndeton

Question 3

when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that is not actually present

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apostrophe

Question 4

"'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house" is an example of this meter:

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anapestic tetrameter

Question 5

This is a four-line stanza:

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quatrain

Question 6

similar words are repeated in the same sentence but each time with different meanings

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antanaclasis

Question 7

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...the spring of hope, the winter of despair

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antithesis

Question 8

This 15-line poetic form contains two refrains and its rhyme scheme is AABBA AABR AABBAR:

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rondeau

Question 9

a poem written in the form of (or as if it were) a letter

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verse epistle

Question 10

This poetic form has 19 lines; the first and last lines of each of its five tercets rhyme

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villanelle

Question 11

"Common sense is not so common." is an example of this:

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epanalepsis

Question 12

This poetic form has 39 lines; six sestets and one tercet; end words of lines are repeated

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sestina

Question 13

"He's OUT OF HIS HEAD if he thinks I'm GONNA GO FOR such a stupid idea."

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colloquialism

Question 14

This poetic form has five lines:

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cinquain

Question 15

"One should eat to live, not live to eat." is an example of this device:

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antimetabole, chiasmus

Question 16

"Flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike." is an example of this:

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chiasmus, antimetabole

Question 17

a reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place

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allusion

Question 18

"The white foam flew/ The furrow follows free" is an example of this poetic device:

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alliteration

Question 19

"Double double toil and trouble/ Fire burn and cauldron bubble" is an example of this meter:

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trochaic tetrameter

Question 20

This poem usually tells a story and has an alternating rhythm of 6- and 8-syllable lines

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ballad

Question 21

"Pitter patter" and "pish posh" are examples of this poetic device:

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consonance

Question 22

This elevated poetic form is about something serious and is meant to praise or exalt:

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ode

Question 23

a central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes

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antihero

Question 24

when an event or situation may be interpreted in more than one way

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amiguity

Question 25

This is a term used to refer to the turn--or change in tone or perspective--in a sonnet:

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volta

Question 26

Shakespeare often uses this meter, which goes "ta-DUM, ta-DUM, ta-DUM, ta-DUM, ta-DUM":

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iambic pentameter

Question 27

word or phrase that is overused and has become stale, lifeless, or less meaningful as a result

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cliche

Question 28

This poetic form has fourteen lines (octet and a sestet) and a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA CDECDE:

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Petrarchan sonnet

Question 29

Poem describing a country/pastoral scene and praising the simplicity and peace of rustic life:

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idyll

Question 30

a story in which the characters, objects, and events have another (usually abstract) meaning

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allegory

Question 31

"I feel depressed and restless" is an example of this poetic device:

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assonance

Question 32

This poetic form was made famous by the Italian poet Dante and has rhyming tercets ABA BCB CDC:

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terza rima

Question 33

"I hear/The strain of strutting chanticleer/ Cry, ‘cock-a-diddle-dow!'” = this poetic device:

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onomatopoeia

Question 34

A poetic lament of the death of a particular person, usually ending on a consoling note

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elegy

Question 35

umbrella term for a comparison between two things that shows or hints at how they are alike

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analogy

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brief story, usually told to illustrate a particular point or serve as an example of something

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anecdote

Poetic Devices and Forms and Other Literary Terms Review Quiz

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Poetic Devices and Forms and Other Literary Terms Review Quiz

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