Poetic Devices and Terms Quiz

What is the term for a rhyme that occurs at the end of each line?

• Free verse

• Internal rhyme

• End-stopped rhyme

• Half rhyme

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The wind whispered

• Boom

• The sun smiled

• A gentle breeze

What is it called when a vowel sound is imitated in poetry?

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which term describes a narrative poem that is often sung?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

What is the term for when a sentence continues beyond the end of a line in a poem?

• Strophe

• Enjambment

• Caesura

• Hyperbole