Poetry Devices Quiz

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text is known as:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called:

• Metaphor

• Symbol

• Simile

• Theme

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

A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is called a:

• Stanza

• Verse

• Enjambment

• Ballad

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

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is called:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is known as the:

• Theme

• Tone

• Diction

• Symbol

The author’s specific word choice is referred to as:

• Diction

• Tone

• Theme

• Symbol

The attitude the poem’s narrator takes towards a subject or character is known as:

• Tone

• Theme

• Diction

• Symbol

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter is called:

• Free Verse

• Ballad

• Stanza

• Verse