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Creative Writing Free Verse Poetry Test Review

Quiz by Jennifer O'Brien

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  • Q1
    Poetry in which the shape of the poem mirrors the content of the poem
    list
    concrete poetry
    blackout
    spatial
    30s
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  • Q2
    Poetry in which the white space on the page has meaning
    list
    concrete
    blackout
    spatial poetry
    30s
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  • Q3
    Something concrete that represents something else, usually something abstract
    symbol
    metaphor
    simile
    alliteration
    30s
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  • Q4
    Lines that end in a natural grammatical pause
    open lines
    run-on lines
    closed lines
    end-stopped lines
    30s
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  • Q5
    Lines that do not end at a natural grammatical pause
    closed lines
    end-stopped lines
    run-on lines
    open lines
    30s
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  • Q6
    Stanzas that do not end at a natural grammatical pause
    closed stanzas
    open stanzas
    end-stopped stanzas
    run-on stanzas
    30s
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  • Q7
    Stanzas that end at a natural grammatical pause
    closed stanzas
    run-on stanzas
    open stanzas
    end-stopped stanzas
    30s
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  • Q8
    The force of the turn of the line that must be considered when breaking lines in free verse poetry
    assonance
    rhythm
    alliteration
    pull
    30s
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  • Q9
    A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
    simile
    personification
    imagery
    metaphor
    30s
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  • Q10
    A direct comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"
    simile
    symbol
    personification
    metaphor
    30s
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  • Q11
    Giving inanimate objects or ideas human-like qualities
    personification
    symbolism
    imagery
    assonance
    30s
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  • Q12
    Using the five senses to paint a picture in words
    personification
    rhyme
    alliteration
    imagery
    30s
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  • Q13
    Two or more word in which the final vowel sounds and all of the consonant sounds that follow it are the same
    exact rhyme
    internal rhyme
    rhythm
    slant rhyme
    30s
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  • Q14
    A pattern of end rhyme in poetry
    internal rhyme
    rhythm
    rhyme scheme
    slant rhyme
    30s
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  • Q15
    Rhyme within a single line of poetry or in the middle of two consecutive lines of poetry
    internal rhyme
    rhythm
    exact rhyme
    rhyme scheme
    30s
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  • Q16
    An off or inexact rhyme
    internal rhyme
    rhyme scheme
    slant rhyme
    exact rhyme
    30s
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  • Q17
    The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry
    imagery
    assonance
    personification
    alliteration
    30s
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  • Q18
    The repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
    metaphor
    alliteration
    assonance
    simile
    30s
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  • Q19
    the beat of a free verse poem
    rhyme scheme
    alliteration
    rhythm
    assonance
    30s
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  • Q20
    the place where one line ends and the next one begins
    line break
    terminal alliteration
    imagery
    rhyme scheme
    30s
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