Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia

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English
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KG - University
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Cindy McMillan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a good definition of alliteration?
The repetition of a letter in a line
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
the repetition of only vowel sounds
the repetition of rhyming words
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a good definition of consonance?
The repetition of any beginning sound in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds within words within a line
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
The repetition of words or phrases that rhyme in a poem
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a good definition of onomatopoeia?
A word that represents or create a sound when said aloud
Vowel sounds in words repeated
Consonant sounds in words repeated
Rhyming sounds
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a good definition for assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line
The repetition of any letter sounds in a line
The repetition of rhyming words
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these lines from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” contains alliteration?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
A blue, new moon cast a subdued hue over the school.
consonance
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes
alliteration
assonance
imagery
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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