Introduction to Poetry Quiz

1)  _______________________ is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

• Alliteration
• Rhyme
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

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2)  A group of lines of poetry separated by spaces and much like a paragraph is called a __________________________.

• verse
• stanza

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

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3)  The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word is called ___________________________.

• similes
• personification
• alliteration
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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4) A ____________________ is a group of words together on one line of the poem.

• stanza
• line
• verse

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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5) Poets may give human qualities to objects or animals.  This technique is called _____________________________.

• alliteration
• personification
• humanization
• people-izing

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

6) ______________________________ is the words to imitate sounds.

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

7) A comparison of two things, but doesn't use the words like or as is a _____________________________.

• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

8) ______________________ is the sound pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables.

• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Beat

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

9) Buzz, hiss, and meow are examples of ________________.

• alliteration
• personifcation
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

10) "I'm as blind as a bat" is an example of a ______________.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3