Discovering Poetic Devices Quiz

Identify which poetic device is used in the sentence below:

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

• assonance

When you see the same words or phrases over and over again in a poem it is:

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Tone

• Repetition

Which poetic device is used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the willows"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Identify the poetic device in the line: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, as in "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain"?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Rhyme

Which of the following lines contains an example of alliteration?

• "The sun was a golden orb in the sky."

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• "The cat sat on the mat."

• "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

In the line "The eerie silence was shattered by her scream," which poetic device is used?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Which poetic device is illustrated by the phrase "The buzzing bee flew away"?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Identify the poetic device in the line: "The light of the fire is a sight to inspire."

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which of the following lines is an example of assonance?

• "The big bad wolf blew the house down."

• "The early bird catches the worm."

• "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

• "The clock ticked and tocked."