Poetry Quiz

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

• Theme

• Symbol

• Metaphor

• Tone

What is the term for a unified group of lines in poetry?

• Stanza

• Verse

• Theme

• Allusion

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Enjambment

What is the term for the attitude the poem's narrator takes towards a subject or character?

• Diction

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Tone

A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: clang, clash, roar.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet's placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

• Verse

• Rhythm

• Meter

• Stanza

What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words?

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Symbol

• Metaphor

What is the term for the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text. Ex: Good grief, that was a great game!

• Enjambment

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

• Stanza

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Verse