7th Grade Poetry Terms to Know

Multiple Choice

Which one is ALLITERATION?

• Gary gave gallons of gas to him.

• Shannon runs fast.

• Her eyes are like the ocean.

• Run like the wind.

Multiple Choice

"Cross that bridge when you come to it" is an IDIOM that means:

• When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.

• This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

• Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.

• To present a counter argument.

Multiple Choice

Select the statement that is NOT a HYPERBOLE.

• Tina's baby sister is smaller than a mustard seed.

• The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.

• Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.

• Carrie's personality is larger than life.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the ONOMATOPOEIA.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an example of SIMILE?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a METAPHOR?

• The house was a carnival

• The house was noisy like a carnival

• The house had a carnival-like atmosphere

• The carnival moved into the house

Multiple Choice

What is the OXYMORON?

There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face.

• Beautiful Face

• Such a

• Joyful Sadness

• Beautiful 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The star I wished on winked at me.

• The trout danced on the water's surface.

• The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.

• The sun was warm on the child's face.