Exploring Poetic Devices

What does imagery in poetry primarily appeal to?

• The reader's intellect

• The reader's imagination

• The reader's senses

• The reader's emotions

How does a simile differ from a metaphor?

• A simile makes no direct comparison

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A metaphor only compares objects

What is alliteration characterized by?

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Use of hyperbolic language

• Direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Which poetic device involves the repetition of vowel sounds?

• Personification

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

What does consonance refer to in poetry?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• An exaggerated statement for effect

What does personification do in poetry?

• Compares two unlike things directly

• Exaggerates statements for effect

• Repeats consonant sounds

• Gives human qualities to animals or objects

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Waves danced upon the shore

• Bright like a diamond

• As strong as an ox

Which poetic device is used to mimic sounds?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is hyperbole used for in poetry?

• To give human characteristics to non-human entities

• To create internal rhyming

• To compare two things indirectly

• To emphasize a point through exaggeration

What is an idiom?

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its words

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that imitates the sound it represents