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Poetic Devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of poem is this:

"A piece of writing in which a particular set of letters—typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph—spells out a word or phrase. "

a)

Ballad

b)

Haiku

c)

Acrostic

d)

Free verse

2.

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"When the sound made by SAYING the word imitates the sound the word describes."

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoiea

3.

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!)


Alliteration is:

a)

The repeating of VOWEL sounds

b)

The repeating of letters/sounds

c)

Repetition happens at the start

of words

d)

Repetition happens in the middle

of words

4.

What type of poem is this:

"A form of Japanese poetry made of short, unrhymed lines that create natural imagery. "

a)

Ballad

b)

Haiku

c)

Acrostic

d)

Free verse

5.

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"Using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Assonance

6.

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).


Assonance is:

a)

The repeating of VOWEL sounds

b)

The repeating of CONSONANT

sounds

c)

Repetition happens at the start

of words

d)

Repetition happens in the middle

of words

7.

What type of poem is this:

"A five-lined poem that has one word in line 1, two words in line 2, three words in line 3, a short sentence in line 4, and one word in line 5. "

a)

Haiku

b)

Cinquain

c)

Ballad

d)

Free verse

8.

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"Comparing 2 unlike things by saying that one thing IS another."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Assonance

9.

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).


Rhyme is:

a)

When lines of poetry have the same number

of syllables

b)

When the words at the end of lines have

matching sounds

c)

Described in 'meter'

d)

Described using letters to find the pattern,

e.g. A-B-A-B

10.

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the term below:

"Description that engages the senses (such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch)."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery