Unit 2 Poetry Vocabulary

What is the term for the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines or words in a poem?

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Assonance

• Consonance

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Which of the following best defines a "rhyme scheme"?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

• The pattern of rhyming sounds or words at the end of lines in a poem

• The number of syllables in each line of a stanza

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In poetry, what is the function of "enjambment"?

• To allow the reader to pause at the end of each line

• To repeat vowel sounds within a line of poetry

• To create a fixed rhyme pattern

• To continue a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without a pause

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What is a "couplet" in poetry?

• A stanza consisting of two lines, often with end rhyme

• A stanza consisting of four lines, often with a specific rhyme scheme

• The repetition of vowel sounds within words

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things

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Which of the following literary devices involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

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Which term refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line of poetry?

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

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What literary term describes attributing human qualities to nonhuman things?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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In a poem, how does "quatrain" differ from a "couplet"?

• A quatrain has four lines, while a couplet has two lines.

• A quatrain always rhymes, but a couplet does not.

• A couplet has enjambment, while a quatrain has end-stopped lines.

• A couplet uses rhyme, but a quatrain uses alliteration.

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What is the function of "imagery" in poetry?

• To create a strict rhyme scheme

• To evoke sensory experiences for the reader

• To exaggerate the characteristics of a character

• To repeat a sound at the beginning of words

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Which term refers to a direct address to an absent or imaginary person or object in a poem?

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Allegory

• Metaphor

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