Kendricks Poetry Term quiz practice

Provide an example of Connotation.

• The word 'home' suggests comfort and family.

• The word 'house' refers to a building.

• The word 'car' refers to a vehicle.

• The word 'tree' refers to a plant.

Provide an example of Extended Metaphor / Conceit.

• A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

• A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

• A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow.

Provide an example of Metonymy.

• The White House issued a statement.

• The pen is mightier than the sword.

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.

Provide an example of Metaphor.

• The world is a stage.

• The cat is on the mat.

• She is reading a book.

• He is running fast.

Which of the following is an example of a simile using 'as'?

• As brave as a lion

• Runs like the wind

• The world is a stage

• Time is money

An example of Anaphora is:

• I came, I saw, I conquered.

• To be or not to be, that is the question.

• All that glitters is not gold.

• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Which of the following is an example of an Oxymoron?

• Jumbo shrimp

• Bitter sweet

• Deafening silence

• All of the above

Provide an example of Zoomorphism.

• A human behaving like a cat

• A cat behaving like a human

• A tree growing in the shape of an animal

• A car designed to look like a fish

What is a famous narrative poem?

• The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

• The Odyssey by Homer

• The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

• Beowulf

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car drove down the street.

• The sun is a star.

• The book is on the table.