Poetry terms & practice!

Question 1

Briefly summarizing in your own words what a poem says.

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paraphrasing

Question 2

Author's big, universal message or lesson about life or human nature.

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theme

Question 3

If no lines are broken into separate groups, then there are no stanzas.

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False

Question 4

The feeling literature makes the reader feel; the atmosphere created by author, heavily influenced by the setting.

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mood

Question 5

The repetition of consonant sounds in different words.

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consonance.

Question 6

Lines don't have to be complete sentences.

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True

Question 7

A literary device that briefly & indirectly references another literary text.

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allusion.

Question 8

Anything that hints at something else, usually something abstract, such as an idea or belief.

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symbol

Question 9

"the North Wind is searching for food" is an example of what?

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personification.

Question 10

"Her hardest hue to hold" is an example of what?

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alliteration.

Question 11

A haiku has 3 lines.

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True

Question 12

The following words are examples of what? "lake, fate, name"

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assonance & slant/near rhyme.

Question 13

An understatement is an expression with less strength than expected.

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True

Question 14

How many lines are in a sonnet?

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14

Question 15

Lines of poetry do not need to be independent clauses.

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True

Question 16

"He is a couch potato" is a simile.

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False

Question 17

The title is always a vital component of the poem.

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False

Question 18

A poetry line always ends at the end of the sentence.

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False

Question 19

How do beginners determine line length?

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counting the syllables.

Question 20

English sonnets are also called Petrarchan sonnets.

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False

Question 21

A set of words that ends for a specific reason.

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line.

Question 22

The rhyming of final syllables in a line.

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exact rhyme.

Question 23

The first line of a stanza is always A.

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False

Question 24

The first line of a poem is always labeled A.

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True

Question 25

How many syllables are in a haiku?

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17

Question 26

Stanzas are always broken up into an equal number of lines.

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False

Question 27

In sonnets, you label eye/sight rhymes with the same letter.

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True

Question 28

Repetition & anaphora can be used interchangeably.

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False

Question 29

Where is anaphora located in a line?

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the beginning of successive lines.

Question 30

The repetition of vowel sounds in different words.

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assonance.

Question 31

The narrator & author are always the same person.

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False

Poetry terms & practice!

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