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- 1. Multiple Choice
What 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 anywhere in words close together - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of letters at the start of words fairly close togetherthe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
- 3. 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 words fairly close togetherthe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the difference between consonance and alliteration?they are the sameconsonance is repetition of consonants anywhere in a word, but alliteration is only at beginning of wordsconsonance is repetition of consonants and alliteration is repetition of vowels
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is sibilance?repetition of s sounds in words fairly close togetherrepetition of consonantsrepetition of vowel soundsa terrible disease
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDo alliteration, assonance and consonance only happen in poetry?yesnomaybe soI don't knowwww *jams to They Might Be Giants*
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy might alliteration, consonance, sibilance or assonance be used?draws attention to a specific word or ideait makes the content memorablethey create sound imagery that adds dimension to an idea or topic in a line or verse or poemall of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceBig, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunchesalliterationassonanceconsonancewhy does Ms. Schleiden let her cat eat bananas?
- 10. 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?!
- 11. Multiple ChoiceChilly chicken children shivered with goosebumpsalliterationassonanceconsonanceDo chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
- 12. Multiple ChoiceUntil he picks up the pills, Tim will feel icky.alliterationassonanceconsonanceTim sure gets sick often
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSlippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingersalliterationassonancesibilanceTim sure gets sick often
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between repetition and alliteration?alliteration is repeated words; repetition is soundsrepetition is repeated words, alliteration is repeated sounds in wordsOne starts with an r, one starts with an a.Repetition is used more often
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a couplet?two lines in poetry that cannot be rhymeda paragraph in poetrytwo lines in a poem, often rhymeda weird vest shakespeare often wore
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis type of figurative language compares two unlike things, NOT using like or as.metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis type of figurative language exaggerates for effect.metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 18. Multiple ChoiceI will love you until the end of time is an example of...metaphorhyperbolesimilestanza
- 19. Multiple ChoiceExplain the effect of the alliteration: 'Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary'draws attention to the fact that the person is feeling tired and powerlessit repeats the consonant sounds in the linemakes the reader think that the poem will be full of rhymenot worth mentioning
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