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Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
assonance
alliteration
consonance
onomatopoeia
the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the ends of words
alliteration
assonance
consonance
connotation
the repetition of vowel sounds
alliteration
assonance
consonance
connotation
the genre of literature in which lines and stanzas are the building blocks
poetry
prose
drama
fiction
dialogue and stage directions are the building blocks of what genre
poetry
prose
drama
tragedy
What genre are these: stories, essays, newspaper articles, novels, biographies, autobiographies...
poetry
prose
drama
fiction
a grouping of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph in prose
line
stanza
volta
stigma
when two or more words in the same line rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
line rhyme
slant rhyme
A rhyme scheme is based on what?
end rhyme
internal rhyme
near rhyme
close rhyme
a poem that is written in iambic pentameter and typically does not have a rhyme scheme
free verse
structured poem
blank verse
sonnet
a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter
structured poem
sonnet
blank verse
free verse
the letter pattern assigned to a poem based on its end rhyme
rhyme scheme
slant scheme
rhythm scheme
syllable scheme
a poem that has a specific rhyme scheme or rhythm pattern
blank verse
free verse
concrete poem
structured poem
Which word below DOES NOT have 5 syllables?
exasperation
generosity
personification
abominable
In which word below is the Y a consonant?
elasticity
canyon
rhythm
multiply
The following words are examples of what?
hiss, buzz, knock, hush
personification
rhythm
onomatopoeia
idioms
the reuse of a word or phrase to emphasize a theme
repetition
refrain
rhyme
redundancy
the reuse of a phrase or line at REGULAR INTERVALS throughout a poem
anaphora
repetition
refrain
chorus
the reuse of a word or phrase at the beginning of various lines
anaphora
repetition
refrain
chorus
the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry
rhyme
rhythm
pentameter
scheme
Which of the following represents iambic pentameter?
u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u / u /
/ u / u / u / u
u u / u u / u u / u u / u u /
u / u / u / u / u /
True or False? Works cited pages and poems are set up in hanging indentation.
True
False
a 4-line stanza is called a
quadruplet
quatro
quatrain
quartet
an 8-line stanza is called a(n)
octopus
octagon
octave
octadic
What sound is alliterated in this line?
Whatever I see, I swallow immediately
the long e sound
the w sound
the s sound
the t sound
Which of the following shows the correct marking for assonance?
when by now and tree by leaf
stars rain sun moon
one day anyone died i guess
little by little and was by was
Which of the following is the correct marking of consonance?
for his civility
for only gossamer, my gown
I first surmised the Horses Heads
at Recess-- in the Ring--
The line below includes what literary devices?
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks
alliteration of the b sound and a simile
consonance of the d sound and a simile
a metaphor and consonance of the b sound
personification and the alliteration of the b sound
The line below contains what literary devices?
What happens to a dream deferred?
assonance of the long e sound and the long a sound
alliteration of the d sound and assonance of the long e sound
consonance of the r sound and the d sound
consonance of the p sound and alliteration of the d sound
What literary device is in the following line?
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
simile
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
What color(s) is symbolized in the following line?
And water'd heaven with their tears
white and blue
white
blue
white and gray
What sound device is indicated in the line below?
Burnt the fire of thine eyes
alliteration
consonance
assonance
none of the above
What sound device is indicated in the line below?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
alliteration of the t and b sounds
alliteration of the b sounds only
consonance of the r sound and alliteration of the b sound
assonance of the long i sound and alliteration of the b sound
Which 2 vowel sounds create assonance in the following line?
He pitied me; and very sweet it is
the long e and the long i
the long e and short e
the long e and the short i
the short e and the long i
What literary devices are in the following line?
'Hush, Tom! never mind it, for, when your head's bare
consonance of the m sound
consonance of the r sound and alliteration of the w sound
onomatopoeia and the alliteration of the h sound
alliteration of the h sound and assonance of the long i sound
What colors are symbolized in the following line?
He's have God for his father and never want joy.
white and yellow
just white
just yellow
white and blue
What seasons are represented in the following lines?
When my mother died I was very young,
And my father sold me while yet my tongue
Could scarcely cry 'Weep! weep! weep! weep!'
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.
spring and summer
autumn and winter
winter and spring
summer and autumn
What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?
When my mother died I was very young,
And my father sold me while yet my tongue
Could scarcely cry 'Weep! weep! weep! weep!'
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.
AABB
ABAB
ABCD
AAAA
What sound is alliterated in the following line?
When my mother died I was very young,
y
m
w
i
What sound is alliterated in the following line?
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.
e
z
s
i
True or False? There is a religious allusion in the following line:
That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved; so I said
True
False
What literary device is evident in the following line?
Flick stands tall among the idiot pumps
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
What colors are symbolized in the following lines?
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me;
white
green
yellow
all of the above
What color or colors are being symbolized in the following lines?
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea;
blue and purple
purple and gray
white
all of the above
What sound creates assonance in the following line?
We slowly drove--He knew no haste
h
short e
n
long o
