Eng9R Poetry Test Study

Alliteration is

• the repetition of a consonant sound at the end of a word

• the repetition of a vowel sound in the middle of words

• the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word

What is a group of lines called in a poem?

• meter

• stanza

• iamb

What is the term we use to show the author or poet's attitude toward a subject?

• tone

• sensory detail

• title

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

• My mom made me pizza rolls

• Mr. Owney served us pizza rolls

• Our lunch line was longer than usual

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• English is like the worst class ever.

• Homework is a tornado of misunderstanding.

• My outfit is cute.

If Mrs. Hickey said that she was using the speed force, she would be making a reference to The Flash. This would be an example of...

• personification

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

How many feet are in a pentameter?

• 5

• 10

• 2

Match the following

• rhyme that occurs at the end of a line

• paradox

• two syllables

• end rhyme

• words that make their sounds

• foot

• contrast of ideas=differences

• onomatopoeia

• repetition of beginning consonant sound

• alliteration

Match the following

• a pattern of end rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• group of six lines

• speaker

• rhyme that occurs within the line

• meter

• tempo within a line

• sestet

• the narrator of the poem

• internal rhyme

A sonnet has 12 lines.​ ​ (a)  

• False
• True