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Poetry

Quiz by James Nelson

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23 questions
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  • Q1
    What is assonance?
    The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
    The blending of two words to make a new word.
    The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
    Words that sound like sounds.
    30s
  • Q2
    The word "hiss" is an example of:
    Onomatopoeia
    Assonance
    Portmanteau
    Imagery
    30s
  • Q3
    "The bright blue jacket kept me from shivering in the extreme cold weather" is an example of:
    Imagery
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Consonance
    30s
  • Q4
    What is consonance?
    A vivid description
    The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words.
    Words that sound like sounds
    A direct comparison between two unlike things
    30s
  • Q5
    In Jabberwocky, who warned the young man about the Jabberwocky, JubJub bird and the Bandersnatch?
    His father
    His sister
    The Queen
    The King
    30s
  • Q6
    The word "brunch" is an example of:
    Alliteration
    Portmanteau
    Consonance
    Assonance
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines in poetry called?
    Portmanteau
    Anaphora
    Hyperbole
    Consonance
    30s
  • Q8
    Peter piper picked a pickled pepper is an example of:
    Portmanteau
    Onomatopoeia
    Imagery
    Alliteration
    30s
  • Q9
    What did the young man do to the Jabberwocky?
    He took it home.
    He took it to another land.
    He killed it.
    He let it go.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is a metaphor?
    Two words that are blended together to make a new word
    An indirect or implied comparison between two unlike things.
    A direct comparison between two unlike things
    The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
    30s
  • Q11
    What is each grouping of lines called in a poem?
    Paragraphs
    Lines
    Examples
    Stanza
    30s
  • Q12
    Choose the correct example of personification.
    My geography teacher is older than the hills.
    Lucinda is trying to find a new job.
    The waffle jumped up out of the toaster.
    The yellow sun shone brightly over the deep blue ocean.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which is a correct example of hyberbole?
    The flowers danced in the wind.
    Keisha's backpack weighed a ton.
    The lion let out a loud roar to scare his prey.
    Will Cincinnati ever make it to the World Series?
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is a simile?
    William is as strong as an ox.
    Christmas is in the month of December.
    The rain scared many people away from the parade.
    The cat trapped the mouse in the corner.
    30s
  • Q15
    What is an example of onomatopoeia?
    Loud
    Honk
    Quiet
    Silent
    30s

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