Poetry Literary Devices Quiz

What is alliteration in poetry?

• The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity.

• The repetition of identical consonant sounds, most often the sounds beginning words, in close proximity.

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".

• Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things or abstractions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What does the term 'assonance' refer to?

• A blending of consonant and vowel sounds designed to imitate or suggest the activity being described.

• The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity.

• The repetition of identical consonant sounds in different words in close proximity.

• The repetition of identical concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the definition of a 'ballad'?

• A narrative poem composed of quatrains with a rhyme scheme of x-a-x-a.

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

• A poem with an exact rhyme within the line of poetry.

• A direct comparison between two dissimilar things.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is hyperbole?

• The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry.

• The repetition of identical concluding syllables in different words.

• Extreme exaggeration.

• A direct comparison between two dissimilar things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What distinguishes free verse from other types of poetry?

• It has a regular meter and rhyme scheme.

• It is a narrative poem composed of quatrains.

• It does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

• It uses an exact rhyme within the line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a 'metaphor'?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things.

• A comparison between two unlike things, without using "like" or "as".

• The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the definition of 'meter' in poetry?

• The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words.

• The beat or movement of a line.

• The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry.

• A blending of consonant and vowel sounds designed to imitate or suggest the activity being described.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• A direct comparison between two dissimilar things.

• A blending of consonant and vowel sounds designed to imitate or suggest the activity being described.

• The repetition of identical consonant sounds in different words.

• Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things or abstractions.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does 'personification' mean?

• The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words.

• A direct comparison between two dissimilar things.

• Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things or abstractions.

• The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses an exact rhyme within the line of poetry, while a metaphor does not.

• A simile directly compares two things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor does not use these words.

• A simile is a narrative poem, while a metaphor is a direct comparison.

• A simile is the repetition of identical vowel sounds, while a metaphor is the repetition of consonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D