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Basic Poetic Devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a simile?

a)

Another name for the Smiling emoji

b)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

c)

A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"

d)

Giving an animal or object human qualities

2.

What is a metaphor?

a)

Using words like "and" and "but" to join sentences

b)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

c)

A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"

d)

Giving an animal or object human qualities

3.

What is personification?

a)

Writing about a person

b)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

c)

A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"

d)

Giving an animal or object human qualities

4.

A _______ is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line.

a)

Stanza

b)

Line Break

c)

Line

d)

Rhyme

5.

Which is the best definition of rhyme?

a)

A style of poetry that is not considered literary

b)

A specific way of using imagery and detail

c)

Effects that occur mainly in lyric poetry

d)

The repetition of sounds in two or more words

6.

Which word pair gives an example of the most common type of rhyme?

a)

Give, receive

b)

Preen, fawn

c)

Sorry, worry

d)

Grail, pale

7.

Define rhythm.

a)
The beat of the poem
b)
The pictures of the poem
c)
The feelings in the poem
d)
The ending sounds
8.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

a)

Stanza

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Optical illusion

d)

Imagery

9.

What are words that imitate sounds?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Synonym

d)

Simile

10.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Imagery