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Poetry Review VanderVeen 2017

Quiz by Mr. VanderVeen

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  • Q1
    Sally sold seashells by the seashore
    Alliteration
    Consonance
    Assonance
    Simile
    30s
  • Q2
    A special kind of metaphor that attributes human qualities to non-human things.
    metaphor
    simile
    onomatopoeia
    Personification
    30s
  • Q3
    The intentional use of exaggeration to create an image
    Onomatopoeia
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q4
    The repeating of a vowel sound at the beginning, middle or end of a word
    Assonance
    consonance
    simile
    alliteration
    30s
  • Q5
    The pattern of rhyming words in a poem
    Enjambment
    Syllibication
    Rhyme Scheme
    Rhyming
    30s
  • Q6
    a seven line stanza
    quatrain
    heptastitch
    cinquain
    octave
    30s
  • Q7
    car salesman are sharks
    metaphor
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    simile
    30s
  • Q8
    She was an angel to do all of the work
    simile
    symbolism
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q9
    The baby was a shrimp.
    personification
    hyperbole
    simile
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q10
    The repeating of a consonant sound at the beginning, middle or end of a word
    alliteration
    consonance
    assonance
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q11
    A poem in which a word is written vertically and each letter of the word is used to describe the person or thing.
    acrostic
    concrete
    cinquain
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q12
    A poem which is created to look like what it is describing
    personification
    concrete
    acrostic
    haiku
    30s
  • Q13
    A figurative comparison that continues for more than one line.
    cinquain
    metaphor
    extended metaphor
    acrostic
    30s
  • Q14
    Fire and Ice By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. In “Fire and Ice,” the speaker expresses views on the
    healing power of words
    destructive force of ideas
    healing power of natural phenomena
    destructive force of emotions
    30s
  • Q15
    Fire and Ice By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. The conclusions drawn by the speaker in “Fire and Ice” are based on
    scientific research
    myths and legends
    personal experience
    overheard remarks
    30s

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