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Poetry Terms Quiz 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
2.
Simile or Metaphor?
The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
eardrums
3.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
4.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
5.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
6.

It refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within or at the end of a sentence or phrase.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

7.

Which sound device refers to the repitition of vowel sounds?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Consonance

c)

Assonance

8.

This refers to the repetition of the same sound of a letter at the beginning of a group of words.

a)

Consonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

9.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus

b)

b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air

c)

c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus

10.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
They boy with the toy had so much joy.
a)
assonance
b)

connsonance

c)

allieration

d)

none

11.

Which sound device is this sentence using? "Mammals named Sam are clammy."

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

12.

What sound device is being used in this sentence? "The light of the fire is a sight."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonace

13.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

14.

What is the meaning of the allusion?

My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!

a)

His brother is unintelligent

b)

His brother works hard

c)

His brother is intelligent

d)

His brother is lazy

15.

What is symbolism?

a)

An image that means exactly what it is

b)

Something that used to physically represent and idea

c)

Nothing. You made this thing up Ms. Bradbury

d)

Bowling ball

16.

When you see the same words or phrases over and over again in a poem it is:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Tone

d)

Repetition

17.

Bam! A sound word!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Tone

d)

Alliteration