WorksheetsCommon Meter, Slant Rhyme, and Poetic Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Alliteration is...
An understatement, often used ironically
The use of words that sound alike
An extreme exaggeration
A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line
Litote is...
An understatement, often used ironically
The use of words that sound alike
An extreme exaggeration
A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line
A 'fixed' saying that has a certain meaning, unrelated to the actual image brought to mind by the phrase is an...
(a)
The difference between assonance and consonance is...
Assonance is the repetition of consonant sounds and consonance is the repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds and consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance is when words have a negative connotation and consonance is when words have a positive connotation
Assonance and consonance mean the same thing, assonance is just the plural version
An object, person, or place used to represent something else is called a...
(a)
Which of the following is an example of common meter?
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now I see.
Waves of the ocean, bubbling and gurgling, blithely prying,Waves, undulating waves--liquid, uneven, emulous waves,Toward that whirling current, laughing and buoyant, with curves,Where the great Vessel, sailing and tacking, displaced the surface
What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore—And then run?
See, they return; ah, see the tentative Movements, and the slow feet,The trouble in the pace and the uncertainWavering!
Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?
Ball/Fall
Slick/Wick
Sew/Low
Afraid/Brave
Giving an object human-like qualities is known as...
Anthropomorphization
Personification
Juxtaposition
Apostrophe
Giving an animal human-like qualities is known as...
Anthropomorphization
Personification
Juxtaposition
Apostrophe
A statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true is a...
(a)
Emily Dickinson uses the dash in her poems to... (Select all that apply)
Take the place of unnecessary words
Create humor and suspense in her poems
rebel against the writing norms of the time
Account for changes in mood
The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem is known as...
Tone
Allusion
Litote
Mood
Which of the following lines would correctly finish this stanza, demonstrating common meter?
I walked across the empty lane,
Afraid to see what's there;
Searched around for answers,
But I couldn't find a thing
Kept looking 'till they were clear
Until they were laid bare
To alleviate the pain
Which of the following lines would correctly finish this stanza, demonstrating slant rhyme?
I walked across the empty lane,
Afraid to see the light;
Searched around for answers,
That weren't so black and white
Searched with all my might
Knowledge is worth the fight
To alleviate the pain
These are all examples of...
Personification
Imagery
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
