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English Poetic Devices

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following lines of poetry shows alliteration?
a)
Hold fast to dreams
b)
Or does it explode?
c)
That cannot fly.
d)
like a syrupy sweet?
2.
"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomotopoia
d)
hyperbole
3.
"like a raisin in the sun" is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
4.

What is the rhyme pattern?

a)

AA B CC B

b)

AA BB CC

c)

AB AB AC

d)

AA BC BC

5.

She was as wise as an owl.

a)

metaphor

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

simile

6.

Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

blank verse

7.

The words a poet uses to describe one thing by comparing it to something else with which we are more familiar.

a)

figurative language

b)

imagery

c)

alliteration

d)

refrain

8.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

meter

9.

Wizard’s wisdom is known to all here.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

10.

Time flies and waits for no one.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

11.

It is an open secret now.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

12.

He was a tornado, blasting his way to the opposing team.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

13.

The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

14.

Your explanation is as clear as mud.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

15.

This is the original copy.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

16.

A better butter makes a batter better.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

17.

They fought like cats and dogs.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

18.

All the world’s a stage.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

19.

Act naturally!

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

20.

The tree’s branches were arms reaching the sky.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

21.

He hopped happily.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

22.

The stars were twinkling like diamonds.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

23.

The Sun strolled across the sky.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

e)

Oxymoron

24.

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

25.

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "only?"

a)

grief

b)

missing

c)

secret

d)

choice

26.

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "open?"

a)

found

b)

lucky

c)

secret

d)

deafening

27.

Zombies are the living dead.

a)

not an oxymoron

b)

oxymoron

28.

deafening silence

a)

oxymoron

b)

not an oxymoron

29.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful 
30.

“Our life is like a thorny rose

Not perfect, but always beautiful.”

a)

Simile

b)

Euphony

c)

Cacophony

d)

Rhyme

31.
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
32.
The music was as soothing as rain.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
33.
The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile 
c)
alliteration
34.
She happily helped the homeless.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile. 
35.
The pool glittered like a mirror. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration 
c)
simile
36.
"Lemon and lime flavour," growled the lion. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
37.
The bird flew as fast as the wind. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
38.
A tutor who tuted the flute,
tried to tutor two tooter's to toot. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
39.
Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
40.
The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
41.
Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
42.
Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?
a)
Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee
b)
Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam
c)
Rosy's going riding on her red rinoceros
d)
For I had a story that no one could beat, and to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!
43.

This questions is simply because Osell likes even numbers and needed there to be 20 questions and not 19...

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Probably true

d)

ENGLISH IS THE BEST CLASS EVER

44.
The movie Cars is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration 
45.
The phrase quiet as a mouse would be an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
extended metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
46.
The Raven is a poem famous for...
a)
alliteration
b)
rhyme
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
repetition
47.
Dunkin' Donuts is an example of...
a)
repetition
b)
alliteration
c)
symbolism
d)
metaphor
48.
Dove = Peace would be an example of...
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
symbolism
49.
Buzzing bee is an example of what sound device?
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
50.

Similarities in words or ending of words; the same VOWEL sound once or twice in a row, or the same ending sound once or twice in a row

a)

hyperbole

b)

repetition

c)

rhyme

d)

symbolism

51.
A word the imitates the natural sound of a thing
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
52.
Repeating the same word or phrase to make an idea clearer 
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Rhyme
c)
Alliteration
d)
Repetition
53.

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

54.
Which of these is NOT a sound device?
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomotopoeia
d)
repetition
55.
Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities
a)
personification
b)
symbolism
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
56.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally 
a)
extended metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
57.
Compares two things at length
a)
simile
b)
extended metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
58.
Which of these is NOT figurative language? 
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
59.

Metaphor

a)

Giving human attributes to a nonhuman object

b)

A direct comparison between two unlike objects

c)

The repetition of the same consonant sounds

d)

A direct comparison using the words like or as

60.

Simile

a)

Giving human attributes to a nonhuman object

b)

A direct comparison between two unlike objects

c)

The repetition of the same consonant sounds

d)

A direct comparison using the words like or as

61.

Personification

a)

Giving human attributes to a nonhuman object

b)

A direct comparison using the words like or as

c)

A figure of speech that uses incredible exaggeration, or overstatement, for effect

d)

A word that imitates the sound it represents

62.

Alliteration

a)

A direct comparison using the words like or as

b)

When an image, object or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling

c)

Words that create mental images, appealing to the five senses

d)

The repetition of the same consonant sounds

63.
Compares two things that are different
a)
extended metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
64.
Identify the figurative language:
Her hair was a bird's nest of tangled locks.
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor 
d)
idiom
65.
Identify the figurative language:
I felt like a fish out of water.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
idiom
66.
The leaves danced in the yard.
a)
Simile
b)
Symbol
c)
Personification
d)
Repetition
67.

The rain tapped a tune on my window.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

68.
By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
simile
69.
repetition of the same sounds in a group of words
a)
repetition
b)
rhyme
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
70.
Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration 
71.

Identify the Poetic Device used in-

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

meter

72.
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
symbolism
73.

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?


"You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

74.

Identify the rhyme scheme in Shel Silvertein's "Rockabye":

Rockabye baby, in the treetop,

Don't you know a treetop

Is not safe place to rock?

And who put you up there,

And your cradle too?

Baby, I think someone down here's

Got it in for you.

a)

AABBEDE

b)

AABCDED

c)

ABACDED

d)

AAABCDE

75.

"Yo mama is so ugly, she threw a boomerang and it refused to come back" is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Understatement

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Imagery

76.

A consistent pattern of rhyme throughout a poem is...

(a)  

77.

A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea is...

(a)  

78.

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry is...

a)

meter

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

hyperbole

d)

beat

79.

A sustained comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken as if it were another is...

a)

A conceit

b)

A simile

c)

An extended metaphor

d)

An analogy

80.

The line from Romeo and Juliette "parting is such sweet sorrow" contains an example of which device?

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Imagery

d)

Alliteration

81.

The phrase "teeny mini-bitsy bikini" is an example of...

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

82.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds is...

a)

Allusion

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Consonance

83.

Consonance is...

a)

The repetition of words at the beginning of several sentences or lines of poetry close together.

b)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together.

c)

The repetition of vowel sounds in words close together.

d)

The repetition of consonant sounds inside or at the end of words close together.

84.

Assonance is...

a)

The repetition of consonant sounds inside or at the end of words close together.

b)

The repetition of vowel sounds in words close together.

c)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together.

d)

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

85.

What is the rhyme pattern?

a)

AA B CC B

b)

AA BB CC

c)

AB AB AC

d)

AA BC BC

86.

The space on a page of poetry created by how the words are grouped.

a)

blank verse

b)

line break

c)

white space

d)

stanza

87.

The general topic of a poem.

a)

personification

b)

mataphor

c)

meter

d)

theme

88.

The division in a poem based on the number of lines it contains.

a)

stanza

b)

white space

c)

meter

d)

line break

89.

The pattern of beats or stresses.

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme

c)

repetition

d)

metaphor

90.

I had an orange cat

that was extremely fat

a)

white space

b)

blank verse

c)

refrain

d)

rhyme

91.

Sounds, words, or phrases used again and again.

a)

refrain

b)

repetition

c)

alliteration

d)

meter

92.

A line or lines that are repeated in a poem.

a)

refrain

b)

repetition

c)

alliteration

d)

stanza

93.

The rain tapped a tune on my window.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

94.

CRASH!

a)

personification

b)

allireration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

rhythm

95.

Poetry that does not follow a set pattern or form.

a)

blank verse

b)

free verse

c)

refrain

d)

mataphor

96.

An unrhymed verse.

a)

blank verse

b)

free verse

c)

simile

d)

stanza

97.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse creating a rhythm.

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

personification

98.

Used to show a slight pause when reading poetry.

a)

refrain

b)

meter

c)

line break

d)

white space

99.

The use of sensory details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

a)

imagery

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

meter

d)

figurative language

100.

She was as wise as an owl.

a)

metaphor

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

simile

101.

Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

blank verse

102.

The words a poet uses to describe one thing by comparing it to something else with which we are more familiar.

a)

figurative language

b)

imagery

c)

alliteration

d)

refrain

103.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

meter

104.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

His hair is flame red

b)

Like a flame, his hair is red

c)

In the sunlight, his hair is flame

d)

His hair is red as a flame

105.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

106.

What is a simile?

a)

a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

b)

a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

a type of poem in which two things are compared

107.
By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
simile
108.
I am the sun
I am the moon
I am the light
I am the dark
is an example of
a)
simile
b)
repetition
c)
personification
109.
“Put food on the table, fed the whole city” - Rick Ross “Valley of Death” on Deeper Than Rap
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
110.
Which example is an alliteration?
a)
Green goldfish grow on grapes
b)
Cows wow brown sows
c)
Mad as a rad hatter
d)
Struts and frets with little bits
111.
Free Verse
a)
A poem that contains lines with no pattern or structure
b)
A song that can be bought for free
c)
Verses of a poem that have no meaning
d)
Lines of a poem that were written with no real purpose
112.

A comparison between two unlike things where one represents the other.

"Love is an open door"

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Stanza

113.

A comparison between two unlike things where one thing is similar to another (using "like" or "as")

"Life is like a box of chocolates"

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Stanza

114.

The beat and pace of a poem, often created through the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Bass

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

115.

When something inhuman (inanimate, animal, or even an idea) is given human-like qualities.

"The smiling sun"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

116.

The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences.

"Gardens with well-groomed scents"

a)

Line

b)

Imagery

c)

Words

d)

Themes

117.

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.

a)

Line

b)

Stanza

c)

Word

d)

Idea

118.

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

119.

Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.

"It's a million degrees in here!"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

120.
Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
121.
Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
122.
The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
123.

"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "


What poetic device is used in the sentence?

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

124.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

irony

d)

personification

125.

Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

dissonance

d)

onomatopoeia

126.

Which line of poetry conveys a mood of hope?

a)

Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?

b)

Do you ever feel so paper thin, a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?

c)

Do you ever feel already buried deep?

d)

If you only knew what the future holds; after a hurricane comes a rainbow.

127.

Which word group would be most likely to enable visualisation of a family celebration?

a)

Laugh, unwrap, roast dinner, enjoyment

b)

Alone, room, sulk, annoyed

c)

Dive, discover, sunburn, treasures

d)

Trudge, perspire, exhaustion, summit

128.

Which group of words conveys a mood of mystery?

a)

Booming, electric, blaring, music

b)

Sunny, happy, yellow, day

c)

Breeze, cool, shaded, sleepy

d)

Shadowed, misty, moonless, midnight

129.

Today, lyrics are most often associated with....

a)

Classical music

b)

The words of songs

c)

People who have a musical trill to their voice

d)

Streets named after famous musicians

130.

In poetry, imagery engages...

a)

Connections to personal memories

b)

Visual images only

c)

All five senses

d)

The artistic impulse to sketch pictures of what you visualise

131.

If a poem made reference to the colour white, children laughing and garden, the poem might be symbolic of what?

a)

Mistrust

b)

Envy

c)

Anger

d)

Innocence

132.

In poetry, symbolism refers to...

a)

Literal meanings of all the poems words.

b)

The use of an object or item to represent an idea or theme.

c)

The importance of colourful descriptions.

d)

Poems that follow a specific structural pattern.

133.

In poetry "imagery" refers to...

a)

Researching background information about the poem.

b)

Only the visual images created in the reader's mind.

c)

Elements of the poem that engage any or all of the senses.

d)

When the poem reminds the reader of a personal experience.

134.

The mood of a poem is...

a)

The overall feeling that the poem creates for the reader.

b)

Things the reader associates with the words in the poem.

c)

Descriptive passages in a poem.

d)

The reader's interpretation of the poem.

135.

In poetry, lyrics are...

a)

Poems with a musical quality.

b)

Used only in poems that sound like songs.

c)

Another name for slam poetry.

d)

The words of the poem.

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