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Literature and poetry terms

Quiz by Manon Stassen

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  • Q1

    Comeclose & Sleepnow: how many stanzas does this poem have?

    4

    6

    3

    30s
  • Q2

    CC&SN : talk on tiptoe    What do we call repeating consonants (medeklinkers) in a line of text?

    Assonance

    Alliteration

    Allegory

    Consonance

    30s
  • Q3

    CC& SN: why are the birds and the sun compared to a mother and a policeman? (answer in English)

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    45s
  • Q4

    Down by the Salley Gardens: in the first stanza the girl is breaking up with the boy/the speaker.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q5

    I Hold Your Hand.. Write down the first 2 words of the line in which it becomes clear this poem is not a cheesy love poem. 

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    45s
  • Q6

    How many lines does a couplet have?

    2

    14

    4

    6

    45s
  • Q7

    Eveline. What is her dilemma? Answer in English

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    45s
  • Q8

    Party Piece: The dawn creeps in like a stranger  is an example of a :

    metaphor

    hyperbole

    simile

    sonnet

    20s
  • Q9

    The dawn creeps in like a stranger is ALSO an example of:

    consonance

    personification

    haiku

    stanza

    30s
  • Q10

    Garden of Love: connect the symbol with the right meaning

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    Linking
    45s

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