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Poetry Sound Devices

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The twang of the banjo made the baby cry.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

Words that imitate the sound they are naming.

a)

diction

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

poetry

d)

the speaker

3.

"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" is

a)

a haiku

b)

a metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

a stanza

4.

What is the rhyme scheme of the first four lines of this poem?

a)

A B C D

b)

AA BB

c)

A B C A

d)

A B A B

5.

This is an example of ....

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoeia

6.

"Shoot," the good sheriff shouted, shooting his shotgun, BANG!"Should Tootle turn loose we're screwed."Which poetic technique is not being used in this excerpt?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

Ring! Ring! is an example of...

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

8.

What device is used here:

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Rhyme

c)

Repetition

d)

Simile

9.

Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas and is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

a)

Theme

b)

Irony

c)

Repeition

d)

Rhyme Scheme

10.

What is rhyme scheme?

a)

When you repeat words or lines.

b)

An evil plan that a poet comes up with.

c)

The repeated sounds at the beginning of words.

d)

The pattern of the rhyme in a poem.

11.

What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

A B A B C D A D

b)

No rhyme scheme

c)

A A B B C C

d)

 LMNOP

12.

This is an example of....

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoeia

13.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

A) The gentle giant jumped joyfully.

b)

B) The cat sat on the mat.

c)

C) The sun set in the west.

d)

D) The wind howled through the night.

14.

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words?

a)

A) Consonance

b)

B) Assonance

c)

C) Alliteration

d)

D) Onomatopoeia

15.

In the line 'The buzzing bee buzzed by,' which sound device is primarily used?

a)

A) Rhyme

b)

B) Alliteration

c)

C) Onomatopoeia

d)

D) Assonance