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Poetic Elements and Sound Devices (Review 1)

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The repetition of identical sounds at the ENDS of lines of poetry.
a)
end rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
consonance
2.
The repetition of identical sounds WITHIN a line of poetry.
a)
internal rhyme
b)
end rhyme
c)
alliteration
d)
assonance
3.
The repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
consonance
d)
assonance
4.
The repetition of identical or similar VOWEL sounds in nearby words.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
5.
Repetition of the same CONSONANT two or more times in short succession.
a)
consonance
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
end rhyme
6.
The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
consonance
c)
end rhyme
d)
internal rhyme
7.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

"You may trod me in the very dirt/ but still, like dust, I’ll rise."

b)

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are."

c)

"The wind played hide-and-go-seek among the trees."

d)

"Life is a highway."

8.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

"The day was as hot as the sun."

b)

"Exhaustion is a thin blanket tattered with bullet holes."

c)

"The stars winked in the night sky."

d)

"His opponent was looking for his Achilles’ heel to beat him."

9.

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

a)

"I rise, I rise, I rise."

b)

"It was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn’t start growing."

c)

"She had a photographic memory but never developed it."

10.

“In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children, sugar fluff crystals, salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones and wooden sticks of lollipops.”

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Onomatopeia

d)

Simile

11.

“You may shoot me with your words

You may cut me with your eyes

You may kill me with your hatefulness”

a)

Imagery

b)

Pun

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

12.

“I rise, I rise, I rise.”

a)

Denotation

b)

Cacophony

c)

Simile

d)

Refrain

13.

"If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood/ come gurgling from the froth-corrupted lungs"

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Metaphor

d)

Irony

14.

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all.”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Pun

d)

Meter

15.

"I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless."

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Metaphor

d)

Symbolism

16.
Which of the following is NOT an example of rhyme?
a)
I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.
b)
And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot.  He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not!"
c)
Then he shut up the things in a box with a hook.  And the cat went away with a sad kind of look.
d)
And THEN! Who was back in the house? Why, the cat!
17.
Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?
a)
Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee
b)
Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam
c)
Rosy's going riding on her red rinoceros
d)
For I had a story that no one could beat, and to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!
18.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
Kid, you'll move mountains!
b)
You've got brains in your head, you've got feet in your shoes...
c)
You'll find the bright places where boom bands are playing!
d)
You'll find the high flyers who fly to great heights!
19.
Which of these does NOT contain personification?
a)
“I think you’re a fool!” laughed the sour kangaroo and the young kangaroo in her pouch said, “Me, too!"
b)
On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing… enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise. 
c)
Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird hatching an egg: “I’m tired and I’m bored And I’ve kinks in my leg From sitting, just sitting here day after day."
d)
The elephant laughed. “Why, of all silly things! I haven’t feathers and I haven’t wings. Me on your egg? Why, that doesn’t make sense… Your egg is so small, ma’am, and I’m so immense!”
20.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
Damp?  Was it damp?  I grew moss on my feet!
b)
“And I said to myself, "Now I really don't see
Why troubles like this have to happen to me!” 
c)
Welcome, my son, to this beautiful land.
Welcome to sweet, sunny Solla Sollew,
d)
They bumped me with bikes
and they banged me with dishes.
I ran into ladders,
Beds, bottles and fishes.
21.
Which of the following is NOT an example of imagery?
a)
Most beasts are quite friendly, but still, in some lands, some beasts are too dangerous to catch with bare hands.
b)
sprinkled with peanut shucks, pickled and spiced, then baked at 600 degrees and then iced. 
c)
Whose feet are like cows', but wear squirrel-skin coats, and sit down like dogs, but have voices like goats.
d)
Up past the North pole, where the frozen winds squeal, I'll go and I'll hunt in my Skeegle-mobile.
22.
Which of these is NOT figurative language? 
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
23.
Compares two things at length
a)
simile
b)
extended metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
24.
Which of these is NOT a sound device?
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomotopoeia
d)
repetition
25.
Correspondence of sound between words or ending of words
a)
hyperbole
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
symbolism
26.
Buzzing bee is an example of what sound device?
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
27.
Dove = Peace would be an example of...
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
symbolism
28.
Dunkin' Donuts is an example of...
a)
repetition
b)
alliteration
c)
symbolism
d)
metaphor
29.
By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
simile
30.
The movie Cars is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration 
31.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

meter

32.

The use of sensory details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

a)

imagery

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

meter

d)

figurative language

33.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse creating a rhythm.

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

personification

34.

CRASH!

a)

personification

b)

allireration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

rhythm

35.

The rain tapped a tune on my window.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

36.

I had an orange cat

that was extremely fat

a)

white space

b)

blank verse

c)

refrain

d)

rhyme

37.

The division in a poem based on the number of lines it contains.

a)

stanza

b)

white space

c)

meter

d)

line break

38.

What is the rhyme pattern?

a)

AA B CC B

b)

AA BB CC

c)

AB AB AC

d)

AA BC BC

39.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
"I must confess that in my quest
 I felt depressed and restless."
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
Refrain
d)
Personification
40.
"The stars looked like broken glass shattered across the sky." is an example of
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
41.
Onomatopoeia is
a)
The "beat" or regular pattern of sounds found in some poems
b)
words that have the same ending sounds
c)
words that sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
42.
I am the sun
I am the moon
I am the light
I am the dark
is an example of
a)
simile
b)
repetition
c)
personification
43.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter!"
is an example of
a)
alliteration
b)
rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
44.
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight
is an example of
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
rhythm
c)
personification
45.
Tick tock little clock
Ticka ticka ticka tock
How can I make you stop?
is an example of 
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
46.
Mister Sun
Wakes up at dawn,
Puts his golden
Slippers on,
Climbs the summer
Sky at noon,
Trading places
With the moon.
is an example of 
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
repetition
47.
Sprinkle, sprinkle, little rain,
Patter on the window pane!
is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
repetition
48.
Poets use figurative language to 
a)
make poems hard to understand
b)
create vivid images and convey strong emotions
c)
as a trick to confuse you
49.
Figurative language that poets use most often are called
a)
Adjectives
b)
Grammar
c)
Poetic Devices
50.
A paragraph of poetry is called a _______.
a)
line
b)
verse
c)
paragraph
d)
stanza
51.
Words that help you imagine something via a sensory description.
a)
imagery
b)
hyperbole
c)
symbolism
d)
slant rhyme
52.
The color red represents love and white represents innocence.
a)
hyperbole
b)
rhythm
c)
simile
d)
symbolism
53.
A sharp contrast between what is expected and what is real is called ________.
a)
irony
b)
symbolism
c)
consonance
d)
onomatopoeia
54.
Never, ever, ever, ever, give up!
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
symbolism
d)
hyperbole
55.
The apple ran so fast around the track.
a)
connotation
b)
assonance
c)
rhyme
d)
couplet
56.
The mole grew brown and grand
bigger than a cup of coffee ground.
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
repetition
d)
slant rhyme
57.
Cheap = stingy or poorly made
a)
connotation
b)
repetition
c)
mood 
d)
alliteration
58.
Using comparisons or exaggerations to make a point is called _________ or ____________.
a)
consonance, assonance
b)
denotation, connotation
c)
figure of speech, figurative language
d)
sensory details, imagery
59.
Oh, I'm Dirty Dan, the world's dirtiest man / I have never taken a shower. / I can't see my shirt---it's so covered with dirt, / and my ears have enough to grow flowers.
a)
rhythm
b)
internal rhyme
c)
mood
d)
personification
60.
The feeling or atmosphere created by the author's word choice, language, or descriptive details.
a)
mood
b)
rhythm
c)
theme
d)
assonance
61.
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line.
a)
rhythm
b)
couplet
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme scheme
62.
The writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.
a)
rhythm
b)
theme
c)
tone
d)
stanza
63.
Your birthday party slipped my mind!
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
64.
"Piece of cake!" cried the little boy.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
65.
You're such a chicken!
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
66.
I hope you don't get cold feet when it's time to perform on stage.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
67.
"Lemon and lime flavour," growled the lion. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
68.
The pool glittered like a mirror. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration 
c)
simile
69.
His arms were weak and felt like noodles. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
70.
Popcorn! peanuts!
Clowns in the crowd
Laughing ladies
Giggling girls
Beaming boys
Agile acrobats
Sensational circus!
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
71.

What is alliteration?

a)

The repetition of words in a line of poetry

b)

the repetition of letter sounds in a stanza of poetry

c)

the repetition of vowel sounds at the end of words

d)

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry

72.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
73.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza
74.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

75.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
76.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
77.
The ___________ of the text is how it is arranged by the author.
a)
Tone
b)
Structure
c)
Word choice
d)
Diction
78.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful 
79.
Define mood
a)
The reader's feelings
b)
The reader's attitude
c)
The author's feelings
d)
The author's attitude
80.
Define stanza
a)
Paragraph in poetry
b)
Two lines, one thought
c)
Feelings in a poem
d)
Rhyme scheme of a poem
81.
Define tone
a)
The reader's feelings
b)
The reader's attitude
c)
The author's feelings
d)
The author's attitude
82.

Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary

-E. A. Poe

a)

end rhyme

b)

slant rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

free verse

83.

I know I have a lot to gain,

If I pursue my dreams.

I know I won't see you again,

Life is not what it seems

gain and again are an example of ......

a)

end rhyme

b)

slant rhyme

c)

internal rhyme

d)

free verse

84.
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of __________.
a)
simile
b)
figure of speech
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
85.
Repeating the same vowel sound in words that are close together is ____________. 
a)
assonance 
b)
consonance 
c)
repetition 
d)
repeating the same vowel sounds
86.
What is a stanza?
a)
A group of lines in a poem.
b)
A group of words in a poem.
c)
Two lines in a poem that rhyme.
d)
A group of letters in a poem.
87.
What is a rhyme?
a)
The occurence of the same letters.
b)
The occurrence of the same vowels.
c)
The occurrence of the same sounds.
d)
The occurrence of the different sounds.
88.

What is DRAMATIC IRONY?

a)

When something happens that you do not expect to happen.

b)

When the audience knows something the characters do not.

c)

When there is sarcasm involved.

d)

None of the above

89.

What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?

a)

When the author knows something the characters do not.

b)

When something happens that you did not expect to happen.

c)

When sarcasm is involved.

d)

None of the above.

90.

What is VERBAL IRONY?

a)

When sarcasm is involved.

b)

When the audience knows something the characters do not know.

c)

When something unexpected happens that you least expect.

d)

None of the above.

91.

What is a SLANT? (ABAB-Slant)

a)

When the rhyme scheme does not match perfectly.

b)

When the rhyme scheme matches 100%

c)

When it has imagery

d)

It is the stanzas in the poem

92.

The pattern of end rhyme in this poem (rhyme scheme) would be labeled as:

a)

abba

b)

abab

c)

abcd

93.

The first line in this excerpt contains a/an _________________ to Roman mythology.

a)

metaphor

b)

allusion

c)

slant rhyme

d)

meter

94.

Line 2 of this poem contains an example of a/an ___________.

a)

internal rhyme

b)

end rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

rhyme scheme

95.

The highlighted words show the use of _____________.

a)

end rhyme

b)

slant rhyme

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

internal rhyme

96.

Examine the excerpt below and note the word in purple. It is called a/an ________.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

allusion

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

97.

The words "light" and "bright" in line 3 are an example of ___________.

a)

internal rhyme

b)

end rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

98.

The words "yet," "light" and "bright" contain an example of __________ with the repetition of the /t/ sound.

a)

assonance

b)

consonance

c)

alliteration

d)

internal rhyme

99.

What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

a)

ababab

b)

abcdef

c)

ababcd

d)

abcbdb

100.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeic word.
Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.
a)
pots
b)
clanging
c)
dishes
d)
awoke
101.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
102.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
103.
Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
staza
d)
stan
104.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
105.
Rhythm gives poetry a ____ quality.
a)
Musical
b)
Old-fashioned
c)
Important
d)
Difficult
106.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 
a)
pleased
b)
angry
c)
happy
d)
suspicious
107.

“Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp."


Which words create the mood?

a)

Straining

b)

Heart racing

c)

Cold sweat

d)

Lips

e)

Gasp

108.

Fill in the blanks for an example of alliteration:

Are you hungry? Let's find a café for ....... ....... and .......

a)

cakes, coffee, cola

b)

cakes, coffee, tea

c)

egg, chips, cola

d)

fish, chips, coffee

109.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
110.

Which word in the line is an example of onomatopoeia?


Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.

a)

hearing

b)

stomach

c)

time

d)

grumbling

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