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English
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11thgrade
Sound Devices: Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, and Onomatopoeia
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAs you look at examples of alliteration, assonance, and consonance in this quiz, remember to always determine which sound device is used MOST in the question.YES, SIR! (THIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, SO CHOOSE THIS ONE!)Like, whatevs...nah.Highkey, why has technology turned against me and given Mr. Fish just another way to quiz me?Don't click this. Just. Don't.
- 2. Multiple Choicethe repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllablesonomatopoeiapersonificationsimilealliteration
- 3. Multiple ChoiceFleet feet sweep by sleeping geese is an example of ________________.assonancehyperbolemetaphorsimile
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBoom!
Woof.
Crash!
Splash.
Oink.personificationsimileonomatopoeiaidiom - 5. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.AlliterationSymbolAssonanceRhythm - 6. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
The use of words that imitate soundsSimileImageryOnomatopoeiaRepetition - 7. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
The repetition of similar consonant sounds in a series of wordsConsonanceRepetitionSymbolRhyme - 8. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
The repetition of sounds at the ends of wordsPersonificationRepetitionRhymeHyperbole - 9. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of wordsImageryAssonanceRhythmSymbol - 10. Multiple ChoiceDefinition:
Language that appeals to the five senses---touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sightImagerySimileSymbolOnomatopoeia - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of Sound Device?
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.RhythmConsonanceAssonanceRepetition - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of Sound Device?
From somewhere far beyond, the flag of fate's caprice unfurled,ImageryAlliterationAssonanceRhythm - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of Sound Device?
A dove moved silently above the waves.AssonanceConsonanceAlliterationOnomatopoeia - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of Sound Device?
The buzzing bee flew away.ImageryConsonanceRhymeOnomatopoeia - 15. Multiple ChoiceConsonance is the repetition of...consonant sounds at the end of wordsrepetition of wordswhen the end of two lines rhymewhen two words sound alike
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the sentences below are example of alliteration?sally farted out rainbowsBilly Bozzle Buckled buttons before bedtimea fat cat that spat at dat batAll of the below
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT an example of alliteration?Tiny timmy teleported through timefreddy fox found food for five foxesA boat wrote a quote and floated over a moatMike's microphone made much music
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy was alliteration created?It was god's willTo make words sound intense and pleasing to the earJust because okay, don't be so demanding!none of the above
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSALLY SAT SO STUPIDLY SATURDAY is an alliterationTrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is assonance?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetrythe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is consonance?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetrythe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy might alliteration be used?it sounds funit makes the content memorableit plays to the brain's natural pattern-seeking strengthsall of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBig, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunchesalliterationassonanceconsonanceIDK, but Bernie Bean-Toes will be constipated for days!
- 24. Multiple ChoiceI balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.alliterationassonanceconsonanceWhat did you do this time?!
- 25. Multiple ChoiceChilly chicken children shivered with goosebumpsalliterationassonanceconsonanceDo chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
- 26. Multiple ChoiceUntil he picks up the pills, Tim will feel icky.alliterationassonanceconsonanceTim sure gets sick often
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSlippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingersalliterationassonanceconsonanceTim sure gets sick often
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between repetition and alliteration?alliteration is repeated words; repetition is soundsrepetition is repeated words, alliteration is soundsOne starts with an r, one starts with an a.If every poem you write is "que sera, sera," it doesn't matter.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceBig bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezesalliterationassonanceimagerycute
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.consonanceassonanceimagerycreepy
- 31. Multiple ChoiceA tall tree could fall hard, even with no ear near.alliterationassonanceconsonanceparable
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?The repetition of a letter in a linethe repetition of a letter sound in a linethe repetition of only vowel soundsA really annoying test topic
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is consonance?The repetition of any letter sound in a lineThe repetition of consonant sounds in a lineThe repetition of vowel sounds in a lineThe repetition of words or phrases in a poem
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat is assonance?The repetition of vowel sounds in a lineThe repetition of consonant sounds in a lineThe repetition of any letter sounds in a lineI don't care!
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an onomatopoeia?word that represents a soundword that represents an ideait is a different word for alliterationword that is hard to spell
- 36. Multiple ChoiceMooonomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 37. Multiple ChoiceCrash! Bang! Pow!onomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 38. Multiple ChoiceDrip...drip...driponomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 39. Multiple ChoiceCassy happily whacked apples to Adamonomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 40. Multiple ChoiceI cried, why? Why my life?onomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 41. Multiple ChoiceSnivelling, snotty Snape slunk into the slimy dungeons.onomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 42. Multiple ChoiceAlliteration looks a little like loopy consonance...because consonance is a type of alliteration!onomatopoeiaassonanceconsonanceimagery
- 43. Multiple ChoiceAssonance and Consonance are types of alliterationTrueFalse
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