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Poetic Devices Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alliteration is...

a)

the rhyming of one or more word

b)

the same repeated consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a number of words.

c)

the repeating of vowel sounds

2.

"He was a dopey, daggy dog" is an example of?

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

rhyme

3.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

the repetition of constant sounds

b)

the use of words that sound like their meaning.

c)

the comparison where on thing is said to be another

4.

"How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,

In the icy air of night" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

5.

A simile is..

a)

a comparison of one thing with another,

b)

a comparison where one thing is said to be another

c)

giving human qualities to something

6.

"Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in" is an example of?

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

7.

A metaphor is..

a)

a comparison of one thing with another,

b)

a comparison where one thing is said to be another

c)

giving human qualities to something

8.

"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees" is an example of?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

9.

Personification is...

a)

the repetition of consonant sounds

b)

comparison where one thing is said to be like another

c)

attributing human qualities or features to something not human.

10.

‘The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night' is an example of?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

11.

Assonance is

a)

The repetition of vowel sounds

b)

The repetition of constonont sounds

c)

Repetition of the same word

12.

An example of assonance is...

a)

He ate 1000 bananas for breakfast

b)

the world smiled

c)

Try to light the fire by the ottoman over there

13.

Which of the following is NOT a type of rhyme

a)

elbow

b)

internal

c)

eye

d)

near/half

14.

"Bright night, full moon above" Is an example of ... rhyme?

a)

sight

b)

near

c)

internal