Poetry Literary Devices Quiz

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things by saying that one thing IS another thing.

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• Giving human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does alliteration refer to in poetry?

• Repeated vowel sounds in multiple words.

• The pattern of repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poems.

• Giving human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the definition of enjambment?

• The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• The pattern of repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poems.

• Repeated consonant sounds in multiple words.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term describes giving human qualities to non-human entities or objects?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the rhyme scheme in poetry?

• The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.

• The pattern of repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poems.

• Repeated consonant sounds in multiple words.

• Repeated vowel sounds in multiple words.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• He is a shining star.

• The world is a stage.

• Time is money.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What simile is used in the advertising for State Farm insurance?

• Tastes like awesome feels

• Like a good neighbor

• Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.

• Like a rock

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which product's advertising includes the phrase "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."?

• Chevrolet trucks

• State Farm insurance

• Doritos snack chips

• Almond Joy/Mounds candy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a metaphor?

• A literal comparison between two things.

• A figure of speech that compares two things by stating that one thing is another.

• A type of musical instrument.

• A mathematical formula.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• She runs like the wind.

• You are an open book.

• He is as strong as an ox.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3