Poetry Collection #2 Quiz

In these lines from "Analysis of Baseball," which word is the best example of onomatopoeia? "Ball bounces / off bat, flies / air, or thuds / ground"

• Ball

• Flies

• Thuds

• Ground

In "Slam, Dunk, & Hook," which sound device does "A high note hung there" illustrate?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

Which two sound devices are illustrated in the following lines from "Analysis of Baseball"? "It's about / the ball, / the bat, / and the mitt."

• Alliteration and onomatopoeia

• Alliteration and onomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia and consonance

• Assonance and consonance

In "The Bells," which sound devices are most clearly illustrated in the line "How they clang, and clash, and roar!"?

• Consonance only

• Consonance and alliteration

• Alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia

• Alliteration only

Which 2 sound devices are shown in the following line from "Slam, Dunk, & Hook"? "Dribble drive to the inside."

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration and assonance

• Consonance and alliteration

• Onomatopoeia and alliteration

What is the definition of alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words

• The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables.

• The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

What is the definition of consonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words

• The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables.

• The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

What is the definition of assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words

• The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in neighboring words.

• The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words

• The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables.

• The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

What type of Sound Device?

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Repetition