Afro-Asian Poetry Quiz

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

Which figure of speech involves addressing an absent person or personified idea?

• Synecdoche

• Apostrophe

• Metonymy

• Conceit

What is the term for the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a poem?

• Style

• Diction

• Mood

• Tone

Which of the following refers to the choice of words used in a poem?

• Meter

• Diction

• Rhyme

• Theme

What is the term for a comparison that establishes a relationship between two unlike things?

• Conceit

• Simile

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

Which sound device refers to the repetition of vowel sounds?

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

What is the term for a part representing the whole in poetry?

• Conceit

• Apostrophe

• Synecdoche

• Metonymy

Which of the following is a pattern or recurring theme in literature?

• Motif

• Tone

• Diction

• Meter

What is the term for the rhythmic structure of a poem?

• Diction

• Tone

• Rhyme

• Meter

Which figure of speech uses a word or phrase to represent something closely related?

• Apostrophe

• Metonymy

• Conceit

• Synecdoche