Poetry Techniques and Devices

Question 1

“Crash!” is an example of which technique?

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 2

“I’ve told you a million times!” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 3

What poetic technique gives human qualities to non-human things?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 4

Which technique is used when characters talk in a poem?

Accepted Answer

Dialogue

Question 5

What is it called when words at the end of lines sound the same?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme

Question 6

“Her eyes were like diamonds” uses what technique?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 7

What is the purpose of repetition in poetry?

Accepted Answer

To emphasize an idea or feeling

Question 8

“Pretty parlour” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 9

Which of the following best defines alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Repeated starting sounds

Question 10

Which technique helps paint a vivid picture in the reader’s mind?

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Question 11

Which line shows personification?

Accepted Answer

“The wind whispered through the trees.”

Question 12

Which one is most likely to appear in a poem’s structure?

Accepted Answer

Stanza

Question 13

Which word describes the poet’s attitude in a poem?

Accepted Answer

Tone

Question 14

“The world is a stage” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 15

What does imagery appeal to?

Accepted Answer

The five senses

Question 16

“The moon smiled down at us” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 17

What is the deeper idea behind a poem called?

Accepted Answer

Theme

Question 18

Which technique may help create rhythm through sound at the start of words?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 19

Which of the following could be a symbol in a poem?

Accepted Answer

A “winding stair”

Question 20

If a poet uses the phrase “the sun burns crimson bright,” they are using:

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Question 21

What is the purpose of a poem’s tone?

Accepted Answer

To show the poet’s attitude or emotion

Question 22

What is a stanza in a poem?

Accepted Answer

A group of lines, like a paragraph

Question 23

Which technique compares two things using “like” or “as”?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 24

Which technique involves exaggerating for effect?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 25

Which of these words is an example of onomatopoeia?

Accepted Answer

Buzz

Poetry Techniques and Devices

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Poetry Techniques and Devices

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