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Poetic techniques
By Ellen Catriona Isobel Steele
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Question 1
1.
Which of the following is a Simile?
A Do you like English?
B He was as hungry as a horse.
C She felt like reading a book.
D Seems like just yesterday
Question 2
2.
The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound is known as:
A Onomatopoeia
B Simile
C Assonance
D Alliteration
Question 3
3.
An overstatement or exageration meant to place emphasis is called:
A Personification
B Metaphor
C Hyperbole
D Oxymoron
Question 4
4.
A comparison between two things using like or as is known as:
A Personification
B Simile
C Metaphor
D Rhythm
Question 5
5.
"The trees laughed at the wind." is an example of:
A Personification
B Simile
C Metaphor
D Oxymoron
Question 6
6.
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or end of a word is called:
A Simile
B Alliteration
C Assonance
D Metaphor
Question 7
7.
In "The fire crackled and popped in the night" crackled and popped are examples of:
A Oxymoron
B Rhythm
C Onomatopoeia
D Rhyme
Question 8
8.
Poems are often structured in:
A Phrases
B Stanzas
C Stories
D Paragraphs
Question 9
9.
"The sun is a sparkling diamond" is an example of:
A Hyperbole
B Oxymoron
C Simile
D Metaphor
Question 10
10.
"In the dark morning, the man laughed sadly" is an example of:
A Personification
B Onomatopoeia
C Oxymoron
D Simile
Question 11
11.
Denotation means:
A A word that has no meaning
B A second meaning of a word
C A word that stands for something else
D The dictionary definition of a word
Question 12
12.
When a poem's lines end with the same sound, this is called:
A Alliteration
B Poem
C Rhythm
D Rhyme
Question 13
13.
When an indirect comparison is evident throughout a poem, we call this:
A Personification
B Extended Metaphor
C Simile
D Metaphor
Question 14
14.
A word that sounds like the noise it describes is called:
A Onomatopoeia
B Allusion
C Rhyme
D Alliteration
Question 15
15.
A reference that is made indirectly, subtly suggested, or implied to somebody or something using only a word or two is called:
A Alliteration
B Rhyme
C Allusion
D Assonance
Question 16
16.
Which is an example of Alliteration?
A My hair is a vast forest.
B I sat by the river. I lived by the sea. I died by the lake.
C Pants are like legs.
D Dogs dodge digging dandelions.
Question 17
17.
Which of the following is an example of Metaphor:
A The glasses smiled at me.
B Cute cats chase toys.
C Snow is like the sun.
D My life is a dream.
Question 18
18.
As well as rhyme, what is the following an example of:
"...The tree
Budding yearly must forget
How its past arose or set."?
A Simile
B Personification
C Onomatopoeia
D Alliteration
Question 19
19.
Sing sin, and thin bin are examples of:
A Alliteration
B Onomatopoeia
C Assonance
D Metaphor
Question 20
20.
Midnight's all a glimmer and noon a purple glow are examples of:
A Imagery
B Personification
C Metaphor
D Alliteration