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Question 1

What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?

Answer 1

Metre

Question 2

True or False: Metre is the same as rhyme scheme in poetry analysis.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The ___________ of a poem refers to the overall sound of the words when read aloud.

Answer 3

Music

Question 4

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

Answer 4

Alliteration

Question 5

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?

Answer 5

Assonance

Question 6

Which poetic device involves the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds at the end of words?

Answer 6

Consonance

Question 7

What is the term for the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?

Answer 7

Onomatopoeia

Question 8

Fill in the blank: ___________ is the deliberate use of language to create a musical quality in poetry.

Answer 8

Phonetic patterning

Question 9

What is the term for the deliberate repetition of a sound or sounds?

Answer 9

Rhyme

Question 10

True or False: Rhyme can only occur at the end of lines in a poem.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What is the term for the pattern of rhyming words in a poem?

Answer 11

Rhyme scheme

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The ___________ of a poem refers to the way its sounds are arranged and combined.

Answer 12

Sound structure

Question 13

Which term refers to the use of a word that imitates the sound it represents?

Answer 13

Onomatopoeia

Question 14

What is the term for the study of the patterns of sounds in poetry?

Answer 14

Phonology

Question 15

Fill in the blank: ___________ is the use of words that sound like their meaning.

Answer 15

Phonetic symbolism