Poetry and Literary Devices Quiz

What is the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem?

• The character who tells the poem

• The setting of the poem

• The theme of the poem

• The plot of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike ideas?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the figure of speech where exaggeration is used for effect or to stress a point?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the term for the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem?

• AABBA

• ABACDC

• ABBA

• AABB

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the formal division of lines in a poem that is considered a unit?

• Stanza

• Verse

• Line

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally?

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

• Poetic Language

• Sensory Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4