Poetry Literary Devices Quiz

What is the definition of Alliteration?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

• A word that sounds like what it means.

• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of Allusion?

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at

  the beginning of adjacent or closely connected

  words.

• An object or action that means

  something more than its literal

  meaning.

• Poetry that does not rhyme or

  have a measurable meter.

• A brief reference to a real or fictional

  person, event, place, or work of art.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does Assonance refer to?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

• A word that sounds like what it means.

• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a Ballad?

• A unified group of lines in poetry.

• A story/narrative in poetic form.

• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

• The author’s specific word choice.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does Consonance mean?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of Diction?

• The author’s specific word choice.

• The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

• A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

• The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is Enjambment in poetry?

• A unified group of lines in poetry.

• This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words.

• A single line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is Free Verse?

• Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

• A unified group of lines in poetry.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a Metaphor?

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like" or "as."

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like" or "as."

• A word that sounds like what it means.

• A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does Meter refer to in poetry?

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

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

• The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

• The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4