WorksheetsPoetic Device Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the definition of Assonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words.
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words. (a,e,i,o,u)
The use of rhyme at the end of lines.
The use of metaphors in poetry.
What is the definition of Consonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words.
The use of similes in poetry.
The use of rhyme at the beginning of lines.
Fill in the blank: In the line from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the long e sound in “bleak” and “December” is an example of (a) .
Fill in the blank: In the line from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the repetition of the “r” sound in “remember,” “December,” “separate,” “ember,” “wrought,” and “floor” is an example of (a)
What is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry.
The use of metaphors in poetry.
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.
What is the definition of end rhyme?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry.
The use of metaphors in poetry.
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.
What is the definition of Internal Rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines
Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
Rhyme that is not exact but approximate
Rhyme that occurs in the middle of a stanza
What is the definition of Slant Rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
Rhyme that is not exact but approximate
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines and is exact
Rhyme that repeats the same word
Fill in the blank: A (a) is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. It is comparable to a paragraph.
Fill in the blank: A (a) is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common. DOES NOT use the word like or as.
A figure of speech that combines contradictory or opposing ideas for poetic effect.
Polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
You are the light of my life.
We were alone together.
He was clearly misunderstood.
What is the definition of an oxymoron?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.
A figure of speech that combines contradictory or opposing (opposite) ideas for poetic effect. Two opposite words that create a phrase for an effect.
Polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant.
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Passed away
Alone together
Getting a little thin on top
What is the definition of a euphemism?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.
A figure of speech that combines contradictory or opposing ideas for poetic effect.
Polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant. “Sugarcoating” poetic effect.”
Which of the following is an example of a euphemism?
Jumbo shrimp
Passed away
Living dead
Fill in the blank: (a) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. Exaggerated to the point it’s not realistic.
Which of the following sentences is an example of hyperbole?
The wind whispered through dry grass.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
Which of the following sentences is an example of hyperbole?
He is so skinny he looks like a toothpick.
The wind whispered through dry grass.
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
Fill in the blank: (a) is when a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. Human qualities given to something that isn’t human.
Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
He is so dumb, his brain must be the size of a peanut.
The wind whispered through dry grass.
He is so skinny he looks like a toothpick.
Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
He is so dumb, his brain must be the size of a peanut.
He is so skinny he looks like a toothpick.
What is the definition of 'Allegory'?
A humorous story with a surprise ending
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
A poem that describes the beauty of nature
A short story with animal characters
