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WorksheetsPoetic Devices Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the use of the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis
a)
repetition
b)
rhyme
c)
alliteration
d)
oxymoron
e)
consonance
2.
a figure of speech in which two things are identified with each other; an implied comparison, without the use of like or as
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
symbol
e)
paradox
3.
the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas, appealing to one of more of the senses
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
assonance
d)
symbol
e)
personification
4.
two opposite words that when paired together form a phrase that makes sense
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
c)
imagery
d)
symbol
e)
repetition
5.
a figure of speech in which two objects essentially different are compared and shown to have similarities, often (but not always) using like or as
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
rhyme
d)
personification
e)
oxymoron
6.
an object that stands for, or represents, an idea
a)
symbol
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
metaphor
e)
paradox
7.
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
a)
paradox
b)
oxymoron
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
rhyme
e)
imagery
8.
Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
a)
consonance
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
e)
assonance
9.
a word or phase that imitates the sound of the thing it describes
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
repetition
c)
simile
d)
paradox
e)
rhyme scheme
10.
a figure of speech employing obvious exaggeration
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
repetition
d)
oxymoron
e)
metaphor
11.
a figure of speech in which human form or characteristics are given to animals, objects, or ideas
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
consonance
e)
imagery
12.
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
assonance
e)
consonance
13.
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
repetition
e)
onomatopoeia
14.
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
repetition
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
e)
symbol
15.
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
rhyme
d)
symbol
e)
hyperbole
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