Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of 'Connotation'?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The emotional or cultural association with a word

• A type of punctuation

What do you call language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

• connotation

• figurative language

• assonance

"Fleece as white as snow" is an example of a ______.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• simile

"My mind is a temple of knowledge" is an example of a ________.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

What is the definition of 'Rhyme'?

• A repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words that are near each other

• repeating vowel sounds

• repeating consonant sounds

What is the definition of 'rhythm' in literary terms?

• The main theme of a literary work

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  A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

  
  

• The use of vivid and descriptive language

"Karol can can-can better than you can" contains ____________.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

"Honest Auto already ate the olives" is an example of

• consonance

• rhyme

• assonance

In the sentence "Kelly clicked her quick tongue to the tune," the sounds made by the underlined letters create an example of__________.

• consonance

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

The door slammed with a BANG!

BANG is an example of

• imagery

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia