Poetry Unit - Retake Quiz

Which of these is the best definition of imagery?

• anything that is literal
• giving a human trait to something non-human
• language that appeals to the reader's five senses
•  descriptions that are not literally true

Which of these is an example of simile?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Which of these is an example of personification?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Which of these is an example of metaphor?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

Language that appeals to the sense of sight is considered...

• visual imagery

• auditory imagery

Language that appeals to the sense of hearing is...

• visual imagery

• auditory imagery

The bright sun cast a yellowish tint on everything in its path.

• This example contains auditory imagery.

• This example contains visual imagery.

• This example contains both visual and auditory imagery.

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Metaphor

Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?

• grumbling
• teacher

I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!

• Hyperbole
• Idiom
• Personification
• Alliteration