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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a group of lines in a poem called?stanzatonerhymeimagery
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a pattern of rhyming called in a poem?rhyme planrhyme schemerhyme dreamrhyme clan
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a comparison using like or as?symbolsimileassonanceconsonance
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a comparison NOT using like or as?metaphorrhyme schemetonesymbol
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a poem that does not have a rhyme scheme called?free versefreedomfree for allnothing in life is free
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of a symbol?a rosethinkingactionsapologies
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich example is an alliteration?Green goldfish grow on grapesCows wow brown sowsMad as a rad hatterStruts and frets with little bits
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are two examples of themes?love and warlove is a battlefieldcops and criminalswars are won by no one
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a moral?a lessona conflicta charactera type of poem
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is imagery?using text to portray the five sensesusing text to persuade the audienceusing text to foreshadow the futureusing text to ask inquiry questions on a topic
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMax is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an:alliterationsimilemetaphor - 12. Multiple ChoiceThe gentle giant jumped in jubilation.
This is an example of a/an:similemetaphoralliteration - 13. Multiple ChoiceYour brain is a computer.
This is an example of a/an:metaphorsimilealliteration - 14. Multiple ChoiceA tutor who tuted the flute,
tried to tutor two tooter's to toot.
This is an example of a/an:similemetaphoralliteration - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means giving an inanimate object human characteristics?HyperbolePersonificationAlliterationSimile
- 16. Multiple ChoiceExample: "Ivan will try to light the fire."ConsonanceAlliterationSimileAssonance
- 17. Multiple ChoicePoetic device in which an author refers to a real or fictional person, event, place, or other work.SymbolOnomatopoeiaMetaphorAllusion
- 18. Multiple ChoiceExample: "Love is a battlefield"MetaphorSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeia
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means the use of extreme exaggeration?SymbolHyperboleUnderstatementSimile
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means that the author is addressing an imaginary or personified character?assonanceapostropheconsonanceallusion
- 21. Multiple ChoiceExample "A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm."ConsonanceAssonanceAlliterationAllusion
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe central meaning or dominant message that the author is trying to deliver to the reader is known as __________?ToneSymbolMetaphorTheme
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBANG!
BOOM!
POW!
Are all examples of?SymbolismOnomatopoeiaRhymeRhythm - 24. Multiple ChoiceThis poetic device is the attitude of the poem's narrator. Such as serious, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, etc.AssonanceThemeToneAlliteration
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is a cultural saying that has a different literal and figurative meaning?idiomallusionalliterationapostrophe
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means an overused expression?ClicheSymbolismMetaphorIdiom
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a play on words?AllusionPunIdiomApostrophe
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich word means two opposite or contradictory ideas placed next to one another?OxymoronPunAllusionCliche
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen an object or color represents something more than itself it is an example ofPersonificationHyperboleSymbolismTheme
- 30. Multiple ChoiceRhymes within a line of a poem are calledAlliterationInternal RhymeAllusionConsonance
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which is a metaphor?Your love is better than chocolate.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.No man is an island.It's over 9000! - 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich is personification?My sister eats like a horse.The old house stared with blind eyes.Laugh and we will laugh with you.She washed with birdlike movements.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT onomatopoiea?breezewhisperanswercrash
- 34. Multiple ChoiceNOT Ambiguous?Every adult can vote. You must have a driver's license to vote.“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”Haste makes waste.Each of us saw her duck.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAlliteration?It's not an optical illusion; it just looks like one.Dyslexics of the world untie!Help stamp out, eliminate and abolish redundancy!I’m a sheet slitter.
I slit sheets.
I’m the sleekest sheet slitter
that ever slit sheets. - 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich does NOT happen with enjambment?Sentence starts in middle of linePunctuation in the middle of lineSentence overflows lineSentence starts with line
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich is ironic?His efforts to set us at ease just embarrassed us.He was running late and his shoe ripped.Twin sisters married twin brothers.She crossed the street on the red light.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a juxtaposition?My car gets a flat on the way to the mechanic's.Grandpa's lost his marbles.City Hall: one couple getting married, next couple getting divorcedMind your Ps and Qs.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT hyperbole?You are the best cook in the world.My backpack weighs a ton.If she doesn't receive this medicine, she will die.If I don't get that car, I'll die.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceNOT a cliche?Every cloud has a silver liningI love you more than life itselfBoy, did I ever have egg on my face!the yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the folowing is an oxymoron?You can save money by spending itLarge dotBitter sweetThis sentence is false
- 42. Multiple ChoiceAn oxymoron is:Two ideas that seem to make senseConflicting words or phrases set next to each otherNone of these
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an oxymoron?Which came first: chicken or egg?Definitely maybeIf you didn't get this message, call meTiny shrimp
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a paradox?Hot iceThe nights are brighter than dayThe nights are darker than dayCold ice
- 45. Multiple ChoiceA paradox is always trueTrueFalse
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA paradox is:Two opposing ideas within a sentence/phraseTwo words with opposing meaningsTwo identical ideas within a sentence/phraseTwo words with identical meanings
- 47. Multiple ChoiceParadox can be used interchangeably with irony and contradictionTrueFalse
- 48. Multiple ChoiceParadox and oxymoron serve the same literary purposeTrueFalse
- 49. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.She is an awfully good singer.The blank page stared back at me.It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.They danced in the moonlight.
- 50. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.Whose turn is it?Robert carefully built a model of the ship.Remember to take out the trash.If you want peace, you must prepare for war.
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