Poetry Pre-Test

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What quality does rhythm give to poetry?

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Musical quality.

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What is writing that is not in poetry form called?

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Prose.

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Finish this famous line of poetry: I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a __________.

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Tree.

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What sound device is used in the line: 'Whose woods these are I think I know'?

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Rhyme.

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What is the term for assigning human qualities to a non-living thing?

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Personification.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a refrain in poetry?

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A repeated line or group of lines in a poem.