Poetry Terms Quiz

What does 'Alliteration' refer to in poetry?

• A comparison using like or as

• A repeated line in a poem

• Using a letter or sound repeatedly

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Which term describes a verse without rhyme?

• Stanza

• Blank Verse

• Refrain

• Simile

What is 'Hyperbole'?

• Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

• The stressed part of a word

• A visual picture created by words

• A phrase with a meaning different from the literal words

Which term is used for a phrase that means something different than the words actually say?

• Imagery

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Idiom

What does 'Personification' involve?

• Giving human qualities to something that is not human

• A paragraph or section of a poem

• Using words to create a visual picture

• A repeated line or number of lines in a poem

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• "Life is like a box of chocolates."

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "Time is a thief that steals our years."

Create an alliterative phrase using the word "moon."

• Moonlight makes many mountains magical.

• The moon is bright tonight.

• Stars and moon in the night sky.

• The moon orbits the Earth.

What is Rhyme?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words that sound the same

• Words or phrases that repeat

• The repetition of consonant sounds inside of words

Identify the example of a metaphor from the following options.

• "The classroom was a zoo during the break."

• "The wind sang through the meadow."

• "He ran like the wind."

• "The clouds were fluffy like cotton."

What literary device is used when an inanimate object is endowed with human characteristics?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration