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Poetry/Figurative Language Terms Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions
a)
personification
b)
meter
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
2.
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
stanza
3.
comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
stanza
4.

the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a poem

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

meter

c)

stanza

d)

simile

5.

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

a)

rhythm

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

meter

6.

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem.

a)

meter

b)

rhythm

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

7.

The repetition of consonant sounds ANYWHERE in a group of words.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

meter

d)

alliteration

8.

A word that sound like what it means.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

stanza

c)

simile

d)

rhyme scheme

9.

A group of lines in a poem.

a)

stanza

b)

meter

c)

rhythm

d)

free verse

10.
poetry free of any restrictions; poetry not tied to a particular pattern
a)
free verse
b)
hyperbole
c)
figurative language
d)
stanza
11.

A single line of poetry.

a)

stanza

b)

verse

c)

meter

d)

rhyme scheme

12.

the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of sentences.

a)

consonane

b)

vowelology

c)

assonance

d)

diction

13.

a reference to a real or fictional event, place, person, etc.

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

illusion

d)

allegory

14.

an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

a)

symbol

b)

syntax

c)

personification

d)

juxtaposition

15.

The central meaning or message of the poet.

a)

tone

b)

ballad

c)

moral

d)

theme