Literary Devices Quiz

What is a group of lines in a poem that follow the same pattern and are similar to paragraphs in prose called?

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What literary device is used to compare two things by using "like" or "as"?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What are elements in a poem that spark the senses?

• Cliche

• Imagery

• Poetic Device

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What term is used to describe over-exaggerations in poetry?

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is it called when a nonhuman thing is given human qualities in poetry?

• Alliteration

• Cliche

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following are tools poets use to make their poems stand out?

• Personification

• Imagery

• Poetic Devices

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the "beat" of a poem, based on which sounds and syllables you stress?

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the term for the repetition of an initial sound in a poem?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the sentence "Her hair fell like feathers around her face," which poetic device is being used?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What literary device is used in the sentence: "Her tears flew like rivers down her cheeks."?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Rhythm

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4