Poetry Unit Quiz

True or false?
The picture is an example of alliteration.

• True
• False

"The road was a gypsy's ribbon" is an example of . . .

• connotation
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

"The pen danced across the blank page" is an example of  . . .

• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Repetition

Define: Symbol

• A musical instrument
• An object or idea that represents emotion or feeling.
• A poem that tells a story
• the writer's attitude.

Pizza Hut's picture is using. . .

• Imagery
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Repetition

What did the redcoats due when they heard the highwayman coming?

• They shot Bess.
• They found a place to hide.
• They talked to Bess.
• They prepared their guns.

What is the device used in the following quote?
"The wind was a torrent of darkness."

• repetition
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

The effect of metaphor used in poem is . . .

• to tell information about a character
• to set the mood for the poem
• to make the reader feel happy
• to compare two things using like or as

What is the device used in the following quote?
". . .and the hours crawled by like years. . ."

• repetition
• alliteration
• metaphor
• personification

The mental image formed by Poe's words, "That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling. . ." appeals mostly to the sense of _________.

• sight
• touch
• sound
• smell