Poetic Devices Quiz

What is the repetition of consonant sounds/letters at the beginning of words or within words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Enjambment

Which term describes an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

• Anaphora

• Assonance

• Refrain

• Enjambment

Which term refers to the repetition of a vowel sound within words near each other?

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Sibilance

• Onomatopoeia

What is a grammatical pause in the middle of a line called?

• Enjambment

• Caesura

• Volta

• Stanza

What is the close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowels?

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Sibilance

• Alliteration

What is the term for word choice for effect?

• Diction

• Tone

• Symbol

• Imagery

What is a line which has no end punctuation but runs over to the next line called?

• Caesura

• Enjambment

• Stanza

• Volta

What is an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis or amusement?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

What is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable?

• Iambic pentameter

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Dactylic hexameter

• Anapestic trimeter