Exploring Poetry

Aiden was trying to understand literary devices. Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief.

During a poetry class, Daniel asked, 'What is the term for a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem?'

• Verse

• Stanza

• Couplet

• Quatrain

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• She sings like an angel.

Identify the literary device used in the following line: "The thunder grumbled like an old man."

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Which of the following is a form of verbal communication?

• Facial expressions

• Written letters

• Body language

• Gestures

What is the term for a verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb?

• Infinitive

• Participle

• Gerund

• Conjugate

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The sun set slowly in the west.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The wind howled through the night.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• ABCD EFGH IJKL MN

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered secrets to the trees.

• The car roared to life.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• All of the above

Which of the following is a nonverbal form of communication?

• Email

• Text message

• Sign language

• Phone call