Vocab Review

What is "alliteration"?

• The use of synonyms

• Words that sound alike

• An exaggeration

• The repetition of a beginning letter sound

What expresses the author's attitude towards his/her subject? Examples: angry, humorous, etc.

• Simile

• Tone

• Repetition

• Personification

What is form in relation to poetry?

• The repetition of sounds in a line

• The title of the poem

• The arrangement of words and lines on a page

• The use of similes and metaphors in a poem

What figurative language is this an example of?

The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

What poetic device is used here?

Good as gold

Busy bee

Living the life

• Personification

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

If a poem is considered "cheerful", what exactly is the reading referring to?

• The tone of the poem

• The metaphors in the poem

• The use of repetition

• The personification in a poem

What type of figurative language is this?

The young girl was as bright as the sun when it came to mathematics.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which type of figurative language is this sentence?

The world is a glass overflowing with water.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Form

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The alligator ate the apple.

• The fire is like a glowing sunset.

• Don't dig at the dirt Denny!

• The trees watched over the forest.