Poetic Techniques Quiz

What is a simile?

• Implied comparison between two unrelated things without using 'as' or 'like'.

• Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines.

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities.

Which technique is used in the example: 'The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.'?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

What does personification involve?

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• Repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities.

• Contradictory terms placed together.

Identify the technique: 'In the quiet of the night, in the stillness of the dawn...'

• Onomatopoeia

• Anaphora

• Oxymoron

• Enjambment

What is onomatopoeia?

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

• Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line.

• Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

• Words that imitate the sound they represent.

Which technique is demonstrated by: 'The bittersweet memories lingered in my mind.'?

• Alliteration

• Paradox

• Assonance

• Oxymoron

What is alliteration?

• Contradictory statement that reveals a deeper truth.

• Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

• Repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

Identify the technique: 'The deep, green sea stretched to eternity.'

• Simile

• Assonance

• Allusion

• Metaphor

What is enjambment?

• Reference to a well-known person, event, or work of art.

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

• Correspondence of sounds between words.

• Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line.

Which technique is used in: 'The cat in the hat sat on the mat.'?

• Rhyme

• Hyperbole

• Rhythm

• Allusion