Poetry quiz

A group of lines in poetry is called

• a stanza

• rhyme scheme

• rhyming

• verses

The pattern of rhyming in poetry is known as

• a stanza

• rhyming

• rhyme scheme

• verses

Define "rhyme."

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
• The repetition of a letter.
• The repetition of an ending sound.

Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.

• Musical
• Old-fashioned
• Important
• Difficult

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Idiom

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What is "onomatopoeia" ?

• An exaggeration
• Sound words
• Rhyming words
• A form of imagery

Define "rhyme."

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
• The repetition of a letter.
• The repetition of an ending sound.