Figurative Language and Poetry Tools Quiz

Eagles end up eating entrails. This is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• assonance

• rhyme

____ is used to express an abstract idea using a word or object. For example: heart = love

• figure of speech

• emphasis

• personification

• symbolism

A play on words is also called a...

• pun

• cliché

• symbol

• hyperbole

The woman is pretty ugly. This is an example of...

• a pun

• irony

• metaphor

• oxymoron

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• Controlled chaos .

• Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a-salted.

When a statement contradicts reality it is called ____. For example: I posted on Facebook about how bad Facebook is.

• a play on words

• figurative language

• an oxymoron

• irony

This makes you tap your foot.

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Lyrical verse

• Repetition

This helps the reader to form a clear picture in their minds.

• Imagery

• Emphasis

• Repetition

• Simile

Saying that one thing is something else.

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Line breaks

What is a line break?

• Shorter lines for emphasis.

• Shorter lines for a faster pace.

• Shorter lines for slower pace.

• Shorter lines for repetition.