Poetry Devices Quiz
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text is known as:
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called:
Metaphor
Symbol
Simile
Theme
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line, is referred to as:
Meter
Rhythm
Stanza
Verse
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is called a:
Stanza
Verse
Enjambment
Ballad
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry, which can make the poem fast or slow, choppy or smooth, is known as:
Meter
Rhythm
Tone
Diction
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is called:
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is known as the:
Theme
Tone
Diction
Symbol
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
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