Poetic Device

Which poetic device is used in the following sentence? Toby was as strong as an ox.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• allusion

Identify which poetic device is used in the sentence below: The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

• assonance

The repetition of the same consonant letter or sound at the beginning of a group of words is called:

• alliteration

• assonance

• allusion

• anthropomorphism

A figure of speech where exaggeration is used for effect or to stress a point...

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• irony

• oxymoron

What is the purpose of using enjambment in poetry?

• To create a rhyme scheme

• To make the poem easier to read

• To carry the idea from one line to the next without a pause

• To emphasize a particular word or phrase

Answer explanation

Enjambment in poetry is used to carry the idea from one line to the next without a pause, allowing for a continuous flow of thought and meaning.

Which two poetic devices does the following contain:

• allusion and symbolism

• simile and allusion

• metaphor and symbolism

• simile and metaphor

Which poetic device do the following lyrics feature?

• oxymoron

• repetition

• couplet

• stanza

When a phrase, clause, or sentence in a line of poetry doesn't finish at the line break, but spills over into the next line, it's called...

• imagery

• end rhyme

• enjambment

• irony

Not to be confused with alliteration, according to this poetic device, the consonant sounds can be repeated anywhere in the word...

Ex. Shelley sells seashells by the seashore.

• onomatopoeia

• end rhyme

• assonance

• consonance

All's fair in love and war is an example of which poetic device where two things are placed near each other to bring out their differences?

• juxtaposition

• enjambment

• figurative language

• hyperbole