Renaissance Poetry Quiz

2. A Short, clever, witty statement expressed in just a few lines of poetry
8. The repetition of grammatical structure in literature
10. A reference to something commonly known by most people
11. A poem format consisting of fourteen lines, the last two of which present a dramatic shift in tone
12. The act of putting others’ writing into your own words for better understanding
16. A poem style that connects music to poetry
17. The feeling or mood connected to a section of poetry
18. A story told primarily with symbols as characters, places, and names
20. A term that addresses big, universal, human experiences
21. A style of poetry that deals primarily with deep or profound subjects like spirituality or religion

1. Poetry style that emphasizes the beauty and ideal found within nature
3. A long speech given by one character to the audience to share inner most thoughts
4. An informal term we used in class for all types of literary devices
5. An informal term we used in class for when the tone changes in a poem
6. A story - often religious - meant to teach a lesson about morality or spirituality
7. Should be considered the “first” line of a poem
9. The term for a poem’s narrator
13. Literary device that expresses a truth through a seeming contradiction
14. A long speech given by one character to other characters
15. A literary device that makes a comparison between two very dissimilar ideas
19. Seize the day