Poetic Devices

What is the definition of alliteration?

• A four-line stanza

• The repeating of beginning consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The rhyming of words at the end of lines

Which example demonstrates assonance?

• "Quoth the raven, 'Never more.'"

• "creamy and crunchy"

• "The sailor sings of ropes and things"

• "Till the shining scythes went far and wide"

What poetic device is used in 'The sailor sings of ropes and things'?

• Simile

• Consonance

• Metaphor

• End Rhyme

Which of the following is an example of end rhyme?

• "buzz, gunk, gushy"

• "I wish I had no teachers."

• "Jack Sprat could eat no fat"

• "She always had to burn a light"

What is a quatrain?

• A repetition of vowel sounds

• A type of metaphor

• A four-line stanza

• The rhyming of words within one line

Which poetic device is illustrated by 'buzz, gunk, gushy'?

• Internal Rhyme

• Refrain

• Stanza

• Onomatopoeia

What does the rhyme scheme 'ABAB' represent?

• A pattern where only the second and fourth lines rhyme

• A pattern where every line rhymes with the next

• A pattern where the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme

• A pattern where the first two lines rhyme, followed by two lines that rhyme with each other

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• "Among the neatly labeled keys..."

• "touching the ball like an ancient relic from Africa..."

• "Till the shining scythes went far and wide"

• "The sailor sings of ropes and things"

What does 'internal rhyme' mean?

• The use of words that sound like what they mean

• A stanza repeated throughout a poem

• Rhyming of words within one line of poetry

• Rhyming of words at the beginning of lines

What is symbolism in poetry?

• Comparing two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'

• Making an inanimate object seem humanlike

• The repeating of a word or phrase to emphasize an idea

• When one thing is used to represent something else