Figurative Language Poetry Quiz

Which is an example of alliteration:

• It's raining cats and dogs!

• Pop!

• She sells sea shells.

Which is the definition of STANZA?

• a group of lines in a poem

• a comparison of two things using like or as

• words that sound like they mean

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• She's a busy bee.

Which sentences are an example of a metaphor?

Mark TWO answers.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is a shining star.

• Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get.

Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• Plop!

• The slimy snake slowly slithered away.

Which of the following are an example of an onomatopoeia?

Mark TWO answers.

• Stop!

• Buzz!

• Plop!

Which of the following shows a rhyme scheme of AABB?

• I look to the moon

  and see the stars.

  I connect the lines

  to constellations!

• The people on the sand

  All turn and look one way.

  Backs to the land

  Viewing the sea all day.

• The sky is very sunny.

  The children are funny.

  Under the tree we sit,

  But just for a bit.

Which sentence is an example of an idiom?

• Sheep should sleep in a shed.

• I can go with you!

• My mom told me the tickets will cost an arm and a leg to buy.

Which word means pictures formed in the mind?

• imagery

• stanza

• free verse

Which sentence is an example of Alliteration?

• She is as pretty as a flower.

• Come and clean your closet.

• The full moon is a lantern in the night.