Sci-Fi Poetry and "The Big Six"

Sci-Fi Poetry and "The Big Six"

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~*~ Literary Devices - Poetry Terms Quiz ~*~

Multiple Choice

a series of similar sounds at the beginning of words (the tinny ticking and tocking)

• Alliteration

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

a word that, when spoken, sounds the same as the action it describes (buzz, crackle)

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

the repetition of similar sounds

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

which is not a type of rhyme?

• Internal rhyme - occurs in the middle of a line, as in these lines, “In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud”

• Slant rhyme - occurs with words that have similar, but not identical, sounds, like with identical consonants and different vowels, “worm” and “swarm”

• End rhyme - occurs at the end of two or more lines, as in these lines, "And I'm floating in a most peculiar way / And the stars look very different today"

• Mood rhyme - occurs within the poem to create a specific sound, as in "Ground control to major Tom"

Multiple Choice

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

• Diction

• Imagery

• Enjambment

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

• Diction

• Enjambment

• Rhyme

• Allusion

Multiple Choice

creating a picture with words (appeals to the senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, touch)

• Diction

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Multiple Choice

a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” (your teeth are as white as snow)

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as (your tears are a flowing river)

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

something represents something else of greater or deeper meaning (a rainbow symbolizes hope; the colour green symbolizes envy)

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

an inanimate object is given life or human qualities (the wind whispered)

• Alliteration

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Personification

Multiple Choice

a bringing together of two contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly)

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Rhyme

• Repetition

Multiple Choice

exaggeration, often extravagant; it may be used for serious or for comic effect.

• Hyperbole

• Theme

• Diction

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

the atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting

• Setting

• Theme

• Mood

• Personification

Multiple Choice

where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, to emphasize a particular idea

• Repetition

• Diction

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

theme, aka the main idea or message conveyed by the text, can only be one word

• True

• False