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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which line is an example of alliteration?
The cat had a snack and laid down for a nap
It is raining cats and dogs.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is alliteration?
The repetition of letter sounds at the beginning of closely connected words
A comparison using "like" or "as"
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
My heart is a stereo
She was as loud as a hyena.
He runs as fast as a cheetah.
The snow is like a white blanket.
What is meter in poetry?
Meter in poetry refers to the length of a poem
Meter in poetry refers to the amount of vowel sounds in the poem.
What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
A figure of speech used for comparison, usually by saying one thing *is* another is called a…
(a)
What line is an example of a simile?
Time is money.
I am an open book.
He was as quiet as a mouse
He is a walking dictionary.
Lines are grouped together into...
Paragraphs
Stanzas
Chunks
Cliques
Read this excerpt. Which element does it contain?
Who knows why the cold wind blows?
Or where it goes or what it knows?
It only flows in passionate throes
Until it finally slows and settles in repose.
-Kelly Roper
Alliteration
Assonance
Simile
Consonance
"sunken and sad, he was uncertain and rustling" is an example of...
Assonance
Consonance
Hyperbole
Personification
"On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze" is an example of ...
alliteration
personification
rhyme
stanza
What is a fancy word for word choice?
Sound
Scansion
Diction
The action of annotating a poem is also known as...
Scansion
Replaying
Poiesis
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman is called…
Meter
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
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