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Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good definition of alliteration?
The repetition of a letter in a line
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
the repetition of only vowel sounds
the repetition of rhyming words
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good definition of consonance?
The repetition of any beginning sound in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds within words within a line
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
The repetition of words or phrases that rhyme in a poem
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good definition of onomatopoeia?
A word that represents or create a sound when said aloud
Vowel sounds in words repeated
Consonant sounds in words repeated
Rhyming sounds
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good definition for assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line
The repetition of any letter sounds in a line
The repetition of rhyming words
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these lines from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” contains alliteration?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
- 6. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
A blue, new moon cast a subdued hue over the school.
consonance
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes
alliteration
assonance
imagery
onomatopoeia
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
A tree could really fall hard, even with no one to see or hear.
alliteration
assonance
consonance
onomatopoeia
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound device is apparent?
A dove flew silently above the waves.
assonance
consonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
- 10. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which three sound devices are apparent?
I quietly whined, why? Why my lonely life?
(There are 3 devices.)
onomatopoeia
assonance
consonance
alliteration
- 11. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound devices are apparent?
Severus Snape slunk back to the dark dungeons.
(There are 2.)
onomatopoeia
assonance
consonance
alliteration
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound devices are apparent?
Godric Gryffindor gave bravery to Harry.
(There are 3.)
onomatopoeia
assonance
consonance
alliteration
- 13. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound devices are apparent?
Sinews twisted into monstrous pretzels.
(There are 2.)
alliteration
assonance
consonance
onomatopoeia
- 14. Multiple Choice
Read the following line aloud. Which sound devices are apparent?
Anna happily slapped apples to Adam.
(There are 3.)
onomatopoeia
assonance
consonance
alliteration
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