Child And Adolescent Literature

What element of poetry is illustrated in this line?

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Rhythm

• Euphony

The repetition of vowel sounds within a line, such as “Hear the mellow wedding bells”, is called —

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Cacophony

• Rhyme

Which line best demonstrates cacophony?

• “The silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.”

• “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!”

• “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”

• “How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!”

“Buzz, hiss, murmur, bang!” These words illustrate —

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

What poetic element gives musical quality to verse through stressed and unstressed syllables?

• Rhythm

• Rhyme scheme

• Tone

• Imagery

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” shows —

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Rhythm

Which line best expresses euphony?

• “Rocks, crags, and cliffs confound the shepherd’s cry.”
  
  

• “The murmuring of innumerable bees.”
  
  

• “With throats unslaked, with black lips baked.”
  

• “The clash and clang of steel.”

Which of the following is an example of consonance?

• “The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.”

• “Mike likes his new bike.”

• “The ship has sailed to the far off shores.”

• “He struck a streak of bad luck.”

“Drip, drop, the rain stopped.” best shows —

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

The deliberate use of harsh sounds to express conflict or tension is known as —

• Euphony

• Cacophony

• Alliteration

• Consonance