Poetry Quiz: Ms. Crowell

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.

• Personification
• Idiom
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

A funny exaggeration is called a/an_____

• Idiom
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Simile

The Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called______.

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

A comparison using like or as is a/an_____.

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Alliteration

A/an ________ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.

• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Words that resemble the sound they describe are______.

• Metaphor
• Idiom
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia

A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as is called a _______.

• Simile
• Idiom
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia

Why do poets use repetition?

• To create a sing song effect to the poem.
• To make you get an image in your head.
• To create suspense in poetry.
• emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

• lyrical
• free verse
• alliteration
• cinquain