Poetry Devices Quiz

What is the term for the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of words, such as 'cat' and 'hat'?

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

Identify the type of rhyme in the following lines: 'I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o'er vales and hills.'

• End rhyme

• Consonance

• Internal rhyme

• Assonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the term for a rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse?

• External rhyme

• End rhyme

• Perfect rhyme

• Internal rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Give an example of an internal rhyme from a famous poem.

• Roses are red

• The answer will vary depending on the poem chosen.

• The sky is blue

• The cat sat on the mat

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is the term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

• Metaphor

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Identify the poetic device used in the following lines: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.'

• irony

• antithesis

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

In the poem 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot, what is the effect of the repetition of the phrase 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'?

• It creates a sense of unease and emphasizes the theme of despair and disillusionment.

• It creates a sense of joy and emphasizes the theme of hope and optimism.

• It highlights the theme of love and happiness.

• It has no effect on the overall meaning of the poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences?

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• epistrophe

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Give an example of anaphora from a well-known poem.

• the repetition of the phrase 'I have a dream' in Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech

• the repetition of the phrase 'To be or not to be' in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

• the repetition of the phrase 'Once upon a time' in the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe

• the repetition of the phrase 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light' in Dylan Thomas's poem 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4