Poetry Terms Quiz

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Identification. Identify which of the poetry terms from your study guide that the following lines represent. Some questions will have more than one answer and you must identify all of them to get full points for the question. Questions with multiple answers will be worth more points. Some terms will be used as answers more than once. 1. Sally Sparrow screamed at statues

2. Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar

3. And at the corner of the street A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps.

4. Hear the lark and harden to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground

5. Good nature and good sense must ever join; To err is human, to forgive, divine

6. Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own.

7. The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another.

8. I'll love you, dear, I'll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street.

9. Let it not your wonder move, Less your laughter, that I love.

10. No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two,

Short Answer. Answer the following questions in 1-2 sentences. (2 pts) 1. What is a stanza?

2. Explain the difference between alliteration, assonance, and consonance.

3. What is a slant rhyme? (Bonus point: Also find the example that has a slant rhyme)

4. What is a symbol? (Provide an example)

5. Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor. Include examples of each.