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Poetry Terms and Examples

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Swimming with the fishes

a)

assonance

b)

euphemism

c)

idiom

d)

oxymoron

2.

He passed away

a)

idiom

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

parallelism

d)

euphemism

3.

She is awfully pretty

a)

oxymoron

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

4.

She sells seashells

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

consonance

5.

Joan groaned in a low tone

a)

assonance

b)

consonance

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

6.

The thick bricks stick quick

a)

parallelism

b)

repetition

c)

consonance

d)

assonance

7.

It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times.

a)

repetition

b)

parallelism

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

8.

Her eyes were as blue as the sky

a)

metaphor

b)

repetition

c)

parallelism

d)

simile

9.

The devoted father was a rock for his family

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

euphemism

10.

The trees whispered their songs of spring

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

oxymoron

11.

The Cyclops's speared eye hissed and popped.

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

idiom

d)

euphemism

12.

I ate so much I may explode

a)

assonance

b)

oxymoron

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

13.

Gently rapping, rapping on my window

a)

repetition

b)

parallelism

c)

consonance

d)

alliteration

14.

The crunch of leaves under my feet and the chill of the wind around me

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

parallelism