Y9 - Poetic Devices Quiz

Which literary device is used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the trees"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

What is the term for a question that is asked for effect and not meant to be answered?

• Volta

• Rhetorical question

• Caesura

• Enjambment

Identify the literary device in the phrase "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• Assonance

• Sibilance

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Which term describes a break or pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation?

• Enjambment

• Volta

• Caesura

• Stanza

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Sibilance

• Anaphora

Which literary device is used in the phrase "The thunder roared angrily"?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Allusion

Identify the literary device in the phrase "The classroom was a zoo."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Symbolism

Which term describes the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Sibilance

What is the term for a shift in tone or argument in a poem, often marked by a change in the subject or perspective?

• Enjambment

• Volta

• Caesura

• Stanza