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Poetic and Literary Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words is called...

a)

free verse

b)

alliteration

c)

rhyme

d)

repetition

2.

"Tick-Tock" is an example of...

a)

assonance

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

Poetry that doesn't rhyme or have rhythm is called...

a)

alliteration

b)

free verse

c)

personification

d)

shape poem

4.

A strong, regular repeated movement or sound is called...

a)

rhythm

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

repetition

d)

metaphor

5.

"The tree stretched its branches toward the sky" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

imagery

6.

The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose is called...

a)

imagery

b)

assonance

c)

repetition

d)

shape poem

7.

This is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

imagery

d)

shape poem

8.

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" is an example of...

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

imagery

d)

metaphor

9.

"I haven't slept in weeks" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

assonance

d)

hyperbole

10.

"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of...

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

11.

Words that sound the same or similar in their endings are called...

a)

repetition

b)

assonance

c)

rhyme

d)

free verse

12.

A figure of speech that directly compares two things using the words like or as is called...

a)

rhyme

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

13.

When the author uses vivid images to describe a situation, it is called...

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

d)

onomatopoeia

14.

This sentence is considered...

a)

free verse

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

15.

A word used in the place of a sound is called...

a)

rhyme

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhythm

d)

assonance

16.

"On a proud rounding cloud" is an example of...

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

d)

repetition

17.

The giving of non-human objects human-like characteristics is called...

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

18.

An author uses sensory details to create...

a)

imagery

b)

rhyme

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

19.

"Her eyes are as blue as the sky" is an example of...

a)

assonance

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor