Simple Simon sighed after he slipped on the sidewalk.
assonance
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The moon smiled down on us.
metaphor
personification
simile
assonance
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A paragraph of poetry is called a _______.
line
verse
paragraph
stanza
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Words that help you imagine something via a sensory description.
imagery
hyperbole
symbolism
slant rhyme
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This one has a little car. This one has a little star.
alliteration
assonance
couplet
irony
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The color red represents love and white represents innocence.
hyperbole
rhythm
simile
symbolism
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A sharp contrast between what is expected and what is real is called ________.
irony
symbolism
consonance
onomatopoeia
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Never, ever,ever, ever, give up!
rhyme
repetition
symbolism
hyperbole
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The beat of the poem is called ________.
rhyme
connotation
rhythm
alliteration
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Her fear was a like a snake wrapping itself around her.
imagery
simile
denotation
alliteration
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The apple ran so fast around the track.
connotation
assonance
rhyme
couplet
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A word's dictionary meaning is called _________.
connotation
onomatopoeia
denotation
stanza
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The mole grew brown and grand bigger than a cup of coffee ground.
rhyme scheme
rhythm
repetition
slant rhyme
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Cheap = stingy or poorly made
connotation
repetition
mood
alliteration
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The fly buzzed around her ear.
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
couplet
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The wolves' tongues licked the stars.
consonance
denotation
repetition
hyperbole
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Using comparisons or exaggerations to make a point is called _________ or ____________.
consonance, assonance
denotation, connotation
figure of speech, figurative language
sensory details, imagery
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
I heard the clutter clatter against the aluminum garbage can.
consonance
hyperbole
repetition
denotation
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Oh, I'm Dirty Dan, the world's dirtiest man / I have never taken a shower. / I can't see my shirt---it's so covered with dirt, / and my ears have enough to grow flowers.
rhythm
internal rhyme
mood
personification
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The feeling or atmosphere created by the author's word choice, language, or descriptive details.
mood
rhythm
theme
assonance
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line.
rhythm
couplet
repetition
rhyme scheme
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.
rhythm
theme
tone
stanza
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The central idea/message/lesson of the poem--a generalization about human behavior.