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WorksheetsPoetic and Literary Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words is called...
free verse
alliteration
rhyme
repetition
"Tick-Tock" is an example of...
assonance
imagery
simile
onomatopoeia
Poetry that doesn't rhyme or have rhythm is called...
alliteration
free verse
personification
shape poem
A strong, regular repeated movement or sound is called...
rhythm
onomatopoeia
repetition
metaphor
"The tree stretched its branches toward the sky" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
personification
imagery
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose is called...
imagery
assonance
repetition
shape poem
This is an example of...
personification
hyperbole
imagery
shape poem
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" is an example of...
repetition
rhyme
imagery
metaphor
"I haven't slept in weeks" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
assonance
hyperbole
"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of...
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
Words that sound the same or similar in their endings are called...
repetition
assonance
rhyme
free verse
A figure of speech that directly compares two things using the words like or as is called...
rhyme
metaphor
personification
simile
When the author uses vivid images to describe a situation, it is called...
hyperbole
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
This sentence is considered...
free verse
rhyme
alliteration
personification
A word used in the place of a sound is called...
rhyme
onomatopoeia
rhythm
assonance
"On a proud rounding cloud" is an example of...
assonance
alliteration
imagery
repetition
The giving of non-human objects human-like characteristics is called...
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
An author uses sensory details to create...
imagery
rhyme
simile
metaphor
"Her eyes are as blue as the sky" is an example of...
assonance
simile
alliteration
metaphor
