Poetry Terminology

Assonance is the repetition of the same consonant sounds, true or false?

You should always read a poem line by line

Which of the following is NOT a metaphor?

Which of the following phrases is an example of alliteration?

“A boiled egg for lunch is hard to beat.” Which word from the pun has a double meaning?

Which of the following items are being personified in this poem?

“Im captivated by you, baby, like a fireworks show.” What is a ‘fireworks show’ being compared to?

Which of the following is a metaphor?

What part of this quote contains both topics being compared?

What literary term is used in this excerpt?

Consonance is the repetition of vowel sounds

When should you pause when reading a poem?

Which of the following sentences uses the literary device hyperbole?

Which of the following examples depicts the usage of assonance?

Consonance uses consonant sounds anywhere in a word, while alliteration uses vowel sounds at the beginning of a word.

Identify all figurative language within the text. Select the answer that includes the figurative language.

Rewriting the poem in your own words to understand the poem better is known as:

Which of the following does not include an onomatopoeia?

What literary device is used in this poem?

Which literary device is used in this poem?

What type of Literary device is used in this poem?

Identify the rhyme scheme used in this poem.

Which pun uses a word with a double meaning?

The following bolded letters depict which of the following literary devices?

When analyzing a poem, the very first thing you should do is: